Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George's relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America.įrom elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody battlefields, the novel creates breathtaking scenes and riveting characters.
"Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted." -George Washingtonĭid unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. A novel about heiress Mary Philipse's relationship with George Washington, based on historical accounts, letters, and personal journals by nine-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist Mary Calvi.
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