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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... 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 to ...
... 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 to ...
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... prisons . At first , the Justitia was a tourist attraction . Crowds flocked to Woolwich to watch the prisoners labouring on the foreshore . Most prison inmates of the time were described as raucous and intimidating ; not so the convicts ...
... prisons . At first , the Justitia was a tourist attraction . Crowds flocked to Woolwich to watch the prisoners labouring on the foreshore . Most prison inmates of the time were described as raucous and intimidating ; not so the convicts ...
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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 |
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