Background
Geer grew up on Long Island, New York, attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and then served in the United States Navy during World World War World War II
(In the early days of the Revolutionary War a bonded chimn...)
In the early days of the Revolutionary War a bonded chimney sweep escapes from his cruel master and hazardous occupation only to be confronted with the dangers of the wilderness surrounding Philadelphia.
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Geer grew up on Long Island, New York, attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and then served in the United States Navy during World World War World War II
Following the war he attended art school at the Pratt Institute.
He also designed numerous book jackets. Many of the buildings in his illustrations feature Second Empire architecture, with their characteristic mansard roofs. Geer lived until his death in 2008 in Rockland, Maine, where he enjoyed sailing and painting watercolors.
Over the years he built several boats.
(In the early days of the Revolutionary War a bonded chimn...)