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- Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
summary
This is the story of the colonists of the kitchens, the stables, the fields, the shops, and those who came to America as indentured servants, men and women who sold" themselves to masters for a period of time in order to pay passage from an old world to a new and freer one. Their leaven has gone into the fiber of American society."
Originally published in 1947.
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Originally published in 1947.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Table of Contents
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- Part I: The Trade in Servants
- 3. Raising a Cargo
- pp. 43-66
- Part II: Penal Transportation
- 5. Convict Transportation to 1718
- pp. 89-109
- 6. Convict Transportation after 1718
- pp. 110-135
- Part III: The Servant in the Plantations
- 10. Voyage and Arrival
- pp. 207-225
- 11. The Custom of the Country
- pp. 226-252
- 12. The Servant in the Plantations
- pp. 253-284
- 13. Freed Servants
- pp. 285-306
- Bibliographical Note
- pp. 397-418
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469615820
Related ISBN(s)
9780807805220, 9780807839676, 9780807839683, 9798890878595
MARC Record
OCLC
612961937
Pages
443
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No