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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... sent.11 Sandys's biographer makes clear that he was generally too lofty to get into the grubby details of who was sent and how.12 His deputy , John Ferrar , dealt with such matters . Whichever of them was responsible , they were not too ...
... sent.11 Sandys's biographer makes clear that he was generally too lofty to get into the grubby details of who was sent and how.12 His deputy , John Ferrar , dealt with such matters . Whichever of them was responsible , they were not too ...
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... sent to Barbados , and a further 1,200 men imprisoned in Portpatrick in Scotland and Knockfergus in Ireland were to be sent to Jamaica . Not all fared badly . Many years later , one of the Scots who settled in New Jersey from around ...
... sent to Barbados , and a further 1,200 men imprisoned in Portpatrick in Scotland and Knockfergus in Ireland were to be sent to Jamaica . Not all fared badly . Many years later , one of the Scots who settled in New Jersey from around ...
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... sent to South Carolina , things were not so good at first , as sporadic wars with the local Native Americans still persisted , but many thrived . Those sent to the West Indies , however , faced seven years ' toil in the sugar factories ...
... sent to South Carolina , things were not so good at first , as sporadic wars with the local Native Americans still persisted , but many thrived . Those sent to the West Indies , however , faced seven years ' toil in the sugar factories ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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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