Dr. Andrew Turnbull and The New Smyrna Colony of Florida

by Carita Doggett

This diary-like correspondence brings to life the dreams, efforts, and trials of Andrew Turnbull and the Smyrna colonists.

When East Florida was ceded to England by Spain in 1763, Scottish physician, Dr. Andrew Turnbull, recruited over 1,400 Mediterranean colonists to establish the agricultural colony he named "Smyrn a."

Carita Doggett recounts that not only did the growing conditions prove less than ideal but how seemingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611537614
• ISBN13: 9781611537611
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Light Messages
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"