History Is Lunch: Mike Bunn, "The Gulf South in the Revolutionary Era"
On October 14, 2020, Mike Bunn presented “Fourteenth Colony: The Gulf South in the Revolutionary Era” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
The colony of West Florida—which stretched across portions of what are now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—is the forgotten fourteenth colony of the Revolutionary era whose years as a part of the British Empire form a compelling interlude in Gulf Coast history. Often dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, the colony’s history showcases a tumultuous political scene.
“The story of West Florida includes a host of bold and colorful characters, a compelling saga of struggle and perseverance in the pursuit of financial stability, and a dramatic series of battles which brought about the end of its days under the British Colors,” said Bunn, author of the forthcoming book Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era. “With this book I wanted to present a comprehensive history of the region and restore West Florida to its rightful place on the map of Colonial America.”
Mike Bunn is director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He earned his BA at Faulkner University and two MAs from the University of Alabama. Bunn is author of several books, including “The Thunder and Lightning of Battle”: The Assault on Fort Blakeley; Early Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to the Formative Years, 1798-1826; Alabama from Territory to Statehood: An Alabama Heritage Bicentennial Collection; and co-author with Clay Williams of Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812. Bunn is chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission and serves on the board of directors of the Alabama Historical Association.
History Is Lunch is sponsored by the John and Lucy Shackelford Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi. The weekly lecture series of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History explores different aspects of the state's past. The hour-long programs are held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson. MDAH livestreams videos of the program at noon on Wednesdays on their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/. The videos are posted on the department’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWRwgQFQHhxe_xP5v0Hd_dNMsUM_6RmN.
On October 14, 2020, Mike Bunn presented “Fourteenth Colony: The Gulf South in the Revolutionary Era” as part of the History Is Lunch series.
The colony of West Florida—which stretched across portions of what are now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—is the forgotten fourteenth colony of the Revolutionary era whose years as a part of the British Empire form a compelling interlude in Gulf Coast history. Often dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, the colony’s history showcases a tumultuous political scene.
“The story of West Florida includes a host of bold and colorful characters, a compelling saga of struggle and perseverance in the pursuit of financial stability, and a dramatic series of battles which brought about the end of its days under the British Colors,” said Bunn, author of the forthcoming book Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era. “With this book I wanted to present a comprehensive history of the region and restore West Florida to its rightful place on the map of Colonial America.”
Mike Bunn is director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He earned his BA at Faulkner University and two MAs from the University of Alabama. Bunn is author of several books, including “The Thunder and Lightning of Battle”: The Assault on Fort Blakeley; Early Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to the Formative Years, 1798-1826; Alabama from Territory to Statehood: An Alabama Heritage Bicentennial Collection; and co-author with Clay Williams of Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812. Bunn is chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission and serves on the board of directors of the Alabama Historical Association.
History Is Lunch is sponsored by the John and Lucy Shackelford Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi. The weekly lecture series of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History explores different aspects of the state’s past. The hour-long programs are held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson. MDAH livestreams videos of the program at noon on Wednesdays on their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MDAHOfficial/. The videos are posted on the department’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWRwgQFQHhxe_xP5v0Hd_dNMsUM_6RmN.
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