Colonists in bondage : white servitude and convict labor in America, 1607-1776 /
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| Author / Creator: | Smith, Abbot Emerson, author. |
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| Imprint: | Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia by The University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Richmond Virginia : Manufactured in the United States of America by The William Byrd Press, Inc., ©1947 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 435 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | UNC Press enduring editions UNC Press enduring editions. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11011931 |
| Related Items: | Print version:
Colonists in bondage. |
| 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."<br> <br> <br> <br> Originally published in 1947.<br> <br> <br> <br> 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 435 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469615820 1469615827 |