Robert A Geake

Robert A. Geake is a public historian and the author of fourteen books on Rhode Island and New England history, including From Slaves to Soldiers: The First Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution . His other books include A History of the Narragansett Tribe: Keepers of the Bay and New England Citizen Soldiers of the Revolutionary War: Mariners and Minutemen (The History Press). His essay on Rhode Island and the American Revolution is among those contributed to EnCompass, online...See more

Robert A. Geake is a public historian and the author of fourteen books on Rhode Island and New England history, including From Slaves to Soldiers: The First Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution . His other books include A History of the Narragansett Tribe: Keepers of the Bay and New England Citizen Soldiers of the Revolutionary War: Mariners and Minutemen (The History Press). His essay on Rhode Island and the American Revolution is among those contributed to EnCompass, online tutorials for the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Rhode Island Department of Education. See less