White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's one million European slaves /
by Milton, Giles.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2005Description: xiv, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780340794708 (pbk.) :; 0340794704 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 306.362 MILSubject(s): Pellow, Thomas, 1704- | Slavery -- Africa, North | British -- Africa, North | Society | Society | Morocco -- History -- 1516-1830Summary: In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and 52 of his comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Thousands of Europeans had been snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sale in Morocco to be sold to the highest bidder.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 306.362 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003100731X |
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and 52 of his comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Thousands of Europeans had been snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sale in Morocco to be sold to the highest bidder.
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