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Bound by Chains of Iron, Chains of Paper: The Enslavement and Involuntary Servitude of Rhode Island’s Indigenous People by Robert A. Geake
The story of slavery in Rhode Island has the same roots as the story of slavery in every corner of the globe where the British Empire set out to occupy and settle plantations that would drain the resources … Continue reading
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Upcoming Events: New Dates
Spring is finally here and I will be out and about for a few events and talks: May 19 & 20th: I will be at the Nathanial Greene Homestead premiering my latest book: “Fired A Gun at the Rising of … Continue reading
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“From Slaves To Soldiers” coming November 11th
My new book “From Slaves to Soldiers will be published by Westholme Publishing on November 11, 2016 and will be available at fine bookstores around the country. Upcoming events for the book include November 11, 2016 1:00 pm: Book Launch … Continue reading
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Natural Sites of Rhode Island’s Historical Memory
Natural Sites of Rhode Island’s Historical Memory by Robert A. Geake Amid the still rugged landscape of Rhode Island and its surrounding New England states are many sites of historical memory. Some are linked to events dating back … Continue reading
The Persistence of Ninigret: An Icon, An Enigma, and an Unfulfilled Legacy by Robert A. Geake
Several years ago, during the celebration of Providence’s 375th year, the tercentenary celebration, Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum sponsored lectures that included a talk by Paul Robinson and Doug Harris on the federally sanctioned investigation of the lands at Nipsachuk, the site of … Continue reading
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The Narragansett at Cocumscussoc.
The Narragansett at Cocumscussoc by Robert A. Geake On the shore of a small cove, just north of Wickford, Rhode Island, rests Smith’s Castle, the great house that sits on the site of the first trading post on Narragansett Bay. The … Continue reading
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Errant in the Wilderness
Readers of this history will likely be familiar with the famous 19th century painting by George Henry Boughton, which depicts a group of Pilgrims in a procession to the meeting house. The procession is led by two men with … Continue reading
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An Unsettled Land
Chapter 1. An Unsettled Land New England was a haunted land before the first European settlers arrived in the early 1600’s. Native American trading relations with the Norse along the Charles and Taunton Rivers, as well as Mount Hope Bay, and Narragansett … Continue reading
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Upcoming Book Events
This winter into spring, I look forward to meeting some of you during upcoming book events. My latest book called “Hidden & Forgotten Places of Rhode Island History is now available. I am also working with Loren Spears of the … Continue reading
Was Cacauwonch “The Beginning Place”?
Was Cacauwonch “The Beginning Place”? by Robert A. Geake The first place name under the letter C in Frank Waabu O’Brien’s American Indian Place Names in Rhode Island, is the name Cacauwonch, with its literal translation as “the beginning place”. In geographical … Continue reading
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