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**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.***“Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted.” —George Washington*Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. 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.From elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody battlefields, the novel creates breathtaking scenes and riveting characters. Dramatic portraits of the two main characters unveil a Washington on the precipice of greatness, using the very words he spoke and wrote, and his ravishing love, whose outward beauty and refinement disguise a complex inner struggle.*Dear George, Dear Mary* reveals why George Washington had such bitter resentment toward the Brits, established nearly two decades

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Author

Calvi, Mary

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250162939

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (368 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14