Thousands of Britons lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies

First published: Edinburgh : Mainstream Pub., c2007

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