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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... Raleigh , was prevailed upon to grant him the same free hand given to Gilbert , and Raleigh set to work selling America to would - be backers . Some later romantics would portray Raleigh as one of their own . But essentially , as the ...
... Raleigh , was prevailed upon to grant him the same free hand given to Gilbert , and Raleigh set to work selling America to would - be backers . Some later romantics would portray Raleigh as one of their own . But essentially , as the ...
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... Raleigh's ships were probing the estuaries of what is now South Carolina for a possible settlement site . In 1584 ... Raleigh's ' lost colony ' is well known : the fateful selection of the mosquito - ridden island of Roanoke as a site ...
... Raleigh's ships were probing the estuaries of what is now South Carolina for a possible settlement site . In 1584 ... Raleigh's ' lost colony ' is well known : the fateful selection of the mosquito - ridden island of Roanoke as a site ...
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... Raleigh . The battlements of his prison must have afforded a fine view of the three ships as they upped anchor and made their way downstream . Of all the spectators who witnessed them depart , Raleigh was among the few who could have ...
... Raleigh . The battlements of his prison must have afforded a fine view of the three ships as they upped anchor and made their way downstream . Of all the spectators who witnessed them depart , Raleigh was among the few who could have ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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acres Africans Algonquin America Annesley arrived Barbados became began Berkeley Hundred black slaves bondage boys Bradnox Bridewell British Captain Carolina CHAPTER Charles Charles Keeling Chesapeake Christopher claimed colonists colony convicts Coopy court death died Elizabeth emigrants England English enslaved felons followed forced free-willers freedom gaols George Gilbert gold Governor headright headright system History Humphrey Gilbert hundred indentured servants Ireland Irish island James Jamestown kidnapped King labour land later lives London Lord Maryland master merchants Mittelberger months murder Native Americans Negroes numbers Palatines Pennsylvania plantation planters poor Popham Popham colony prisoners Privy Council punishment Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels records reported returned Richard River Robert runaway sailed Scotland Scots sell sent servitude settlement settlers seventeenth century ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Thomas Smythe slavery Smith sold Spanish spirit story sugar tobacco took trade transportation Virginia Company voyage whipping white servants William Williamson women wrote young