{"product_id":"white-cargo-don-jordan-9780814742969","title":"White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe forgotten story of the thousands of white Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the tobacco fields, where life expectancy was no more than two years. Brothels were raided to provide \"breeders\" for Virginia. Hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, unaware they would become personal property who could be bought, sold, and even gambled away. Transported convicts were paraded for sale like livestock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Don Jordan and Michael Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule. The trade ended with American independence, but the British still tried to sell convicts in their former colonies, which prompted one of the most audacious plots in Anglo-American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a saga of exploration and cruelty spanning 170 years that has been submerged under the overwhelming memory of black slavery. \u003ci\u003eWhite Cargo\u003c\/i\u003e brings the brutal, uncomfortable story to the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Jordan, Michael Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814742963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814742969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/07\/2008 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009","brand":"Don Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050829771007,"sku":"9780814742969","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98886423-6318-4006-93bc-1e780ab82997.jpg?v=1685009489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/white-cargo-don-jordan-9780814742969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}