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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... spirit called William Haverland was convicted of kidnapping and turned King's Evidence . He made accusations against ... spirit , who had no other way of livelihood ' . All these spirits required accomplices : strong - arm men and ...
... spirit called William Haverland was convicted of kidnapping and turned King's Evidence . He made accusations against ... spirit , who had no other way of livelihood ' . All these spirits required accomplices : strong - arm men and ...
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... spirit was supposed to have made St Paul's Cathedral his headquarters . It is tempting to imagine the spirit practising his devious arts around and about the cathedral while the Dean , the poet John Donne , thundered from the pulpit ...
... spirit was supposed to have made St Paul's Cathedral his headquarters . It is tempting to imagine the spirit practising his devious arts around and about the cathedral while the Dean , the poet John Donne , thundered from the pulpit ...
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... spirit ' . William Gaunt and Thomas Faulkner were accused of attacking Margaret Emmerson and falsely claiming she was ' a spirit or an enticer or inveigler of children ... there being no charge or accusation laid against her ' . Some ...
... spirit ' . William Gaunt and Thomas Faulkner were accused of attacking Margaret Emmerson and falsely claiming she was ' a spirit or an enticer or inveigler of children ... there being no charge or accusation laid against her ' . Some ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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