Caty Greene iis portrayed by Dianne Jacoby, who researched and wrote this drama. Mark Jacoby portrays four of her loves through a series of historical letters.
As the Revolutionary War began, 18 year old Caty married the famous Patriot, Nathaneal Greene. Caty was not content to remain at home in the role of a traditional Colonial wife. Her defiant spirit moved her to make perilous journeys to join General Greene at his army camps. There she found herself at the heart of the War of Independence. Her free spirited life took her from elegant entertaining in the officers' mansions to the horrors of Valley Forge. But always her vivacious good spirits brought cheer to those enduring the dangers of the War.
The beauty and quick wit of Caty Greene made her beloved by the most famous and fascinating men of her time. She counted among her many admirers the charming Marquis de Lafayette, the courageous "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, and the passionate "Mad Anthony" Wayne. She became the dear friend and confidant of George Washington as they experienced the tragedy and triumph of the War.
The sudden death of her heroic husband brought new challenges to Caty. She found herself facing the heavy war debts of Gen. Greene. She turned to her many admirers for help. It was ultimately up to Caty herself who took the unprecedented action of battling her new government on the floor of Congress. With five young children to raise she demanded her right as a war widow. Caty came to realize her own strength and her own independence.
Returning in triumph to her plantation in Savannah, Caty was determined to make it a success. Her entertaining became legendary. Eli Whitney, the brilliant and eccentric inventor became her enthralled guest. It was at her plantation that Whitney invented his cotton gin. His love for her continued for the rest of their lives. Cat was finally to meet her match in the passionate arms of her children's tutor, a man much her junior. After they wed the two began life anew at Dungeness Plantation on beautiful Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia.
As the Revolutionary War began, 18 year old Caty married the famous Patriot, Nathaneal Greene. Caty was not content to remain at home in the role of a traditional Colonial wife. Her defiant spirit moved her to make perilous journeys to join General Greene at his army camps. There she found herself at the heart of the War of Independence. Her free spirited life took her from elegant entertaining in the officers' mansions to the horrors of Valley Forge. But always her vivacious good spirits brought cheer to those enduring the dangers of the War.
The beauty and quick wit of Caty Greene made her beloved by the most famous and fascinating men of her time. She counted among her many admirers the charming Marquis de Lafayette, the courageous "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, and the passionate "Mad Anthony" Wayne. She became the dear friend and confidant of George Washington as they experienced the tragedy and triumph of the War.
The sudden death of her heroic husband brought new challenges to Caty. She found herself facing the heavy war debts of Gen. Greene. She turned to her many admirers for help. It was ultimately up to Caty herself who took the unprecedented action of battling her new government on the floor of Congress. With five young children to raise she demanded her right as a war widow. Caty came to realize her own strength and her own independence.
Returning in triumph to her plantation in Savannah, Caty was determined to make it a success. Her entertaining became legendary. Eli Whitney, the brilliant and eccentric inventor became her enthralled guest. It was at her plantation that Whitney invented his cotton gin. His love for her continued for the rest of their lives. Cat was finally to meet her match in the passionate arms of her children's tutor, a man much her junior. After they wed the two began life anew at Dungeness Plantation on beautiful Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia.