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From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution Hardcover – November 30, 2016

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Known as the “Black” Regiment, the Story of the First Continental Army Unit Composed of African American and Native American Enlisted Men
In December 1777, the Continental army was encamped at Valley Forge and faced weeks of cold and hunger, as well as the prospect of many troops leaving as their terms expired in the coming months. If the winter were especially cruel, large numbers of soldiers would face death or contemplate desertion. Plans were made to enlist more men, but as the states struggled to fill quotas for enlistment, Rhode Island general James Mitchell Varnum proposed the historic plan that a regiment of slaves might be recruited from his own state, the smallest in the union, but holding the largest population of slaves in New England. The commander-in-chief’s approval of the plan would set in motion the forming of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. The “black regiment,” as it came to be known, was composed of indentured servants, Narragansett Indians, and former slaves. This was not without controversy. While some in the Rhode Island Assembly and in other states railed that enlisting slaves would give the enemy the impression that not enough white men could be raised to fight the British, owners of large estates gladly offered their slaves and servants, both black and white, in lieu of a son or family member enlisting. The regiment fought with distinction at the battle of Rhode Island, and once joined with the 2nd Rhode Island before the siege of Yorktown in 1781, it became the first integrated battalion in the nation’s history. In From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution, historian Robert A. Geake tells the important story of the “black regiment” from the causes that led to its formation, its acts of heroism and misfortune, as well as the legacy left by those men who enlisted to earn their freedom.
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ROBERT A. GEAKE is a Rhode Island historian and the author of eight books relating to Rhode Island and New England history. A vice-president of the Cocumscussoc Association of Smith’s Castle Historic House and Cultural Center, he also serves on the board of the Warwick Historical Society.
LORÉN M. SPEARS, Narragansett, is the Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum. She has received a variety of awards, including the Rhode Island Council of the Humanities’ Tom Roberts Prize for Creative Achievement in the Humanities.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westholme Publishing; 1st edition (November 30, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594162689
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594162688
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
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I am a local historian who has been writing about Rhode Island history for over thirty years. I began by writing human interest stories on local historical events in local newspapers including the Coventry Townsman, Kent County Times, and the Providence Journal.

I later had articles published in New England Magazine and Yankee Magazine, among others.

My first published book was a small paperback written for the Pawtucket Preservation Society called "A Toll, A Tavern, and a Farm". This concerned the history of my neighborhood, and Pidge Avenue.At the time of the writing of this book, I had lived in the farmhouse built by James Pidge in 1860. His tavern, "Old Pidge House" had been on the corner of Pidge Avenue and North Main Street for over 300 years before being torn down in 1954.

My second book "A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island: Keepers of the Bay" was dedicated to Francis "Icky" Brown, a native Narragansett and my brother-in-law.

These were followed by "Historic Taverns of Rhode Island", "A History of the Providence River", and "Historic Farms of Rhode Island". The History Press has also published two books of mine on New England history, "The New England Mariner Tradition" and "Colonial New England Curiosities".

Recently, I have delved into self publishing due to the increasing difficulty in finding publishers interested in local history. The History Press was bought out by Arcadia Press in 2014, and their future offerings will be very limited locally, and will be less about history than travel guides, and cookbooks. A sad change, but they are doing it to survive.

My first self-published book is a collection of essays from my blog rifootprints.com

The collection is called "Native and New Americans". A second book will be coming out in December 2014, and is called "Hidden and Forgotten Places of Rhode Island History".

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Great insight into Black and Narragansett history in Rhode Island
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Great insight into Black and Narragansett history in Rhode Island
I would highly recommend this books. It’s an easy read and very informative. The author(s) does a great job detailing the contributions of Blacks and Narragansetts During the Revolutionary war.Being from the area it was interesting reading the names of some of the military Colonels and Generals because many places are named after them. It was also fascinating reading the last names of family’s with a strong legacy, many of those names I also recognized.
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Timothy E. Willard
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This book is for the serious minded individual who is truly interested in the American Revolutionary War as well as early colonial American history. I learned a new fact in the beginning few pages and consider this book a true must have.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into Black and Narragansett history in Rhode Island
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I would highly recommend this books. It’s an easy read and very informative. The author(s) does a great job detailing the contributions of Blacks and Narragansetts During the Revolutionary war.

Being from the area it was interesting reading the names of some of the military Colonels and Generals because many places are named after them. It was also fascinating reading the last names of family’s with a strong legacy, many of those names I also recognized.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into Black and Narragansett history in Rhode Island
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
I would highly recommend this books. It’s an easy read and very informative. The author(s) does a great job detailing the contributions of Blacks and Narragansetts During the Revolutionary war.

Being from the area it was interesting reading the names of some of the military Colonels and Generals because many places are named after them. It was also fascinating reading the last names of family’s with a strong legacy, many of those names I also recognized.
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