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 ...