White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 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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... prisoners . The remaining 5,000 prisoners were force - marched to Durham . Along the way , 2,000 or more died of illness , exhaustion and starvation . Others simply drifted away . On 11 September , the survivors were herded into various ...
... prisoners . The remaining 5,000 prisoners were force - marched to Durham . Along the way , 2,000 or more died of illness , exhaustion and starvation . Others simply drifted away . On 11 September , the survivors were herded into various ...
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... prisoners in windowless cells taking turns to breathe at tiny ventilation holes ; prisoners in medieval dungeons where food was dropped through grates in the ceiling ; prisoners knee - deep in water ; prisoners chained on their backs ...
... prisoners in windowless cells taking turns to breathe at tiny ventilation holes ; prisoners in medieval dungeons where food was dropped through grates in the ceiling ; prisoners knee - deep in water ; prisoners chained on their backs ...
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... prisoners America , prisoners of war 273 Civil War 189-90 Committee for Prisoners 161-1 Cromwell 160 escapes 228 , 250 , 277 transportation 71 , 73 , 255-6 Scottish 162-3 , 227-9 , 231 Smythe , policy towards 23 prison hulks 272-4 , 276 ...
... prisoners America , prisoners of war 273 Civil War 189-90 Committee for Prisoners 161-1 Cromwell 160 escapes 228 , 250 , 277 transportation 71 , 73 , 255-6 Scottish 162-3 , 227-9 , 231 Smythe , policy towards 23 prison hulks 272-4 , 276 ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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