Statues of limitations
Experts say that we must put controversial monuments in the context of their times. But it’s one thing to study the past, another to celebrate it.
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A tale of two Marys – two centuries apart
Life only appears to be imitating art when Jeremy Wayne meets journalist, TV anchor and writer Mary Calvi.
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Votary of love
We all know about George and Martha Washington, but what about his first love, Westchester County’s Mary Philipse? Journalist Mary Calvi has the answers in her first novel, “Dear George, Dear Mary.”
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‘A gentleman and a scholar and a patriot’
Haym Salomon was a Revolutionary War banker whose only “interest” was helping his country.
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Shock and awe, à la française
When the French want to impress – and dress – they go to Versailles.
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