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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... seems to have been a thoroughly political creature , with a reassuring , all- things - to - all - men persona that he deployed to recruit allies where he could . One friendship he established was with Elizabeth's greatest favourite ...
... seems to have been a thoroughly political creature , with a reassuring , all- things - to - all - men persona that he deployed to recruit allies where he could . One friendship he established was with Elizabeth's greatest favourite ...
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... seems , contented himself with dreaming of his profits . One of his early biographers , the one - time Governor of Massachusetts , James Sullivan , described Gorges as wanting a colony run on feudal lines in which he ' expected to enjoy ...
... seems , contented himself with dreaming of his profits . One of his early biographers , the one - time Governor of Massachusetts , James Sullivan , described Gorges as wanting a colony run on feudal lines in which he ' expected to enjoy ...
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... Conditions became intolerable , with disease carrying off some of the younger and weaker migrants . The agreement with Hunter seems to have been thrashed out during these dreadful weeks . As far as the Governor was 218 WHITE CARGO.
... Conditions became intolerable , with disease carrying off some of the younger and weaker migrants . The agreement with Hunter seems to have been thrashed out during these dreadful weeks . As far as the Governor was 218 WHITE CARGO.
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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| 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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