A native of Pensacola, Wesley Odom resides outside where one of the British fortifications, Queen Anne's Redoubt, was positioned during the 1781 Battle. In fact, an unexploded Spanich mortar shell was discovered in the yard in the 1980s. When not researching Pensacola history, he works as a financial advisor and spends time with his wife and two children. He has a B.A. from Vanderbilt University with majors in communications and history. He also is a former Naval officer, which was helpful background in analyzing the battle. The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola is his first serious published manuscript. He is frequently invited to speak on different historic topics.