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 [More]