320 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Note
First published: Edinburgh : Mainstream Pub., c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-312) and index.
Summary
Thousands of Britons lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.
Contents
In the shadow of the myth -- A place for the unwanted -- The judge's dream -- The merchant prince -- Children of the city -- The jagged edge -- "They are not dogs" -- The people trade -- Spirited away -- Foreigners in their own land -- Dissent in the north -- The planter from Angola -- "Barbadosed" -- The grandees -- Bacon's rebellion -- Queen Anne's golden book -- Disunity in the union -- Lost and found -- "His Majesty's seven-year passengers" -- The last hurrah.
