White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream, 2007 - 320 pages "White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Briatin's American colonies." "Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Jordan and Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule." --book jacket. |
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... poor and the lawless , a perception of insecurity still all too recognisable today . In the course of a few ... poor roamed the countryside and cluttered the towns . In 1570 , 2,000 beggars were reported in Coventry alone . A crowd of ...
... poor and the lawless , a perception of insecurity still all too recognisable today . In the course of a few ... poor roamed the countryside and cluttered the towns . In 1570 , 2,000 beggars were reported in Coventry alone . A crowd of ...
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... poor that raged during the 1590s . The decade had started with record harvests but England was soon hit by the ... poor . A baker was appointed in every ward to bake ' three seams of bread ' a day to give to the hungry . Parliament's ...
... poor that raged during the 1590s . The decade had started with record harvests but England was soon hit by the ... poor . A baker was appointed in every ward to bake ' three seams of bread ' a day to give to the hungry . Parliament's ...
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... poor . Two of those promoting the Virginia Company , Robert Johnson and Robert Gray , put the case for relocation , using the arguments about an England drowning in vagrants . Johnson warned that unless the ' swarms of idle persons ...
... poor . Two of those promoting the Virginia Company , Robert Johnson and Robert Gray , put the case for relocation , using the arguments about an England drowning in vagrants . Johnson warned that unless the ' swarms of idle persons ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America |
| Auteurs | Don Jordan, Michael Walsh |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Mainstream, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1845961951, 9781845961954 |
| Longueur | 320 pages |
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