Statues of limitations
byExperts 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.
George Washington
A tale of two Marys – two centuries apart
byLife only appears to be imitating art when Jeremy Wayne meets journalist, TV anchor and writer Mary Calvi.
Votary of love
byWe 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.”
‘A gentleman and a scholar and a patriot’
byHaym Salomon was a Revolutionary War banker whose only “interest” was helping his country.
Shock and awe, à la française
byWhen the French want to impress – and dress – they go to Versailles.