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This memoir features the rollicking life and times of the grande dame of Oakland, Florida, Grace Mather-Smith relates her experiencesâfrom 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.

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List of Figures Preface by the Editor Acknowledgments Note from the Editor Introduction 1Arriving in Oakland 2Pioneer Ancestors 3Denver 4Chicago 5Pioneering in Oakland 6Weighty Matters 7Back to Oakland 8Edgegrove Farms 9Family Trip to Europe 10Carmen 11Trip Back West 12Civic Improvements 13Flowers, Fruits and Friends 14Tales and Tall Tales 15First and Second Marriages 16Hawaii 17Widowhood 18Last Thoughts Epilogue Afterword by the Editor Appendix – Mather-Smith Family About the Editor

My Darlings A Memoir

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    A Paperback by Grace Mather-Smith, Russell P. Kelley, III

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      Publisher: Hamilton Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761870838, 978-0761870838
      ISBN10: 0761870830

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This memoir features the rollicking life and times of the grande dame of Oakland, Florida, Grace Mather-Smith relates her experiencesâfrom 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.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures Preface by the Editor Acknowledgments Note from the Editor Introduction 1Arriving in Oakland 2Pioneer Ancestors 3Denver 4Chicago 5Pioneering in Oakland 6Weighty Matters 7Back to Oakland 8Edgegrove Farms 9Family Trip to Europe 10Carmen 11Trip Back West 12Civic Improvements 13Flowers, Fruits and Friends 14Tales and Tall Tales 15First and Second Marriages 16Hawaii 17Widowhood 18Last Thoughts Epilogue Afterword by the Editor Appendix – Mather-Smith Family About the Editor

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