The Georgia Dutch: From the Rhine and Danube to the Savannah, 1733-1783

This is the first comprehensive history of the German-speaking settlers who emigrated to the Georgia colony from Germany, Alsace, Switzerland, Austria, and adjacent regions. Known collectively as the Georgia Dutch, they were the colony's most enterprising early settlers, and they played a vital role in gaining Britain's toehold in a territory also coveted by Spain and France.

The main body of the book is a chronological account of the Georgia Dutch from their earliest arrival in 1733 to…