by Grace Mather-Smith (Author), Russell P. Kelley III (Editor)
This memoir features the rollicking life and times of the grande dame of Oakland, Florida, Grace Mather-Smith relates her experiences--from growing up in the frontier town of Denver, to studying voice in the big city of Chicago, to pioneering in the backwoods of Florida where she raised her family and shook up the community.
Author Biography
Grace Mather-Smith was born in Denver in 1884 and died in rural Oakland, Florida, in 1961. In between, she was a devoted wife and mother, pioneer, community organizer, opera singer, midwife, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Russell P. Kelley. III was born and raised in Palm Beach, Florida. After a career as an international business lawyer that took him around the world, he returned to live in Palm Beach where he has enjoyed rediscovering Florida and the memoir written by his great-grandmother.