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  • A HISTORY OF THE NARRAGANSET TRIBE OF RHODE ISLAND
    ROBERT A. GEAKE
    The story of the indigenous people in what would become Rhode Island, their encounters with Europeans, and their return to sovereignty in the twentieth century. Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farmed corn and squash, hunted beaver and deer, and harvested clams and oysters throughout what would become Rhode Island. They also obtained wealth in t...

    $229.00

  • COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND CURIOSITIES
    ROBERT A. GEAKE
    "The author of seven previous history books draws a portrait of the hardships and mysteries that were a part of the early settlers' everyday lives" ( CoastalMags.com).   The New World was full of unusual occurrences and strange trials for the early colonists of New England. Devastating plagues, violent conflicts with Native Americans, and freak weather ravaged whole communities...

    $229.00

  • HISTORIC TAVERNS OF RHODE ISLAND
    ROBERT A. GEAKE
    This book chronicles a number of Rhode Island's historic taverns and the stories contained within their walls. Some of the taverns include: The Mowry Tavern, which was the site of political gatherings, protests and religious observances under Roger Williams; The Benedict Arnold Tavern built in 1693; The White Horse Tavern, which soon became the meeting place for Rhode Island le...

    $229.00

  • NEW ENGLAND CITIZEN SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
    ROBERT A GEAKE
    A historian goes beyond the famous faces to tell the stories of ordinary citizens who served as militiamen and mariners during the American Revolution.   Americans know Paul Revere and General George Washington—but lesser known are those unsung heroes or citizen soldiers who first enlisted with local militias before being assigned to units of the Continental Line and sent away ...

    $229.00

  • HISTORIC RHODE ISLAND FARMS
    ROBERT A. GEAKE
    Dating back to the colonial era, the historic barns and outbuildings of Rhode Island have withstood the test of time. From the state's early barnyard taverns to the modern-day horse and dairy farms that populate rural Rhode Island, each of these buildings has a story to tell. In the mid-eighteenth century, the Narragansett planters bred horses on their farms in southern Rhode I...

    $229.00