Minorcan Life at Turnbull's Colony 1768-1777: Largest Colony Brought to America During Colonial Era

With the stroke of a pen, Britain acquired approximately 34 million acres of land in 1763-territory that had been Spain's La Florida since 1565. Trade was the economic engine of the time, and the cost of imported goods was rising. There was a chance that certain goods-especially indigo, which was already scarce and expensive in Britain-could become more readily available from Dr. Andrew Turnbull's New Smyrna colony.

This book provides background on the challenges the Minorcans faced during t...