Queen of the Okefenokee The Autobiography of Lydia Smith

Lois Barefoot Mays has been chairman of the Charlton County Historical Society for twenty years. During her four elected terms as Clerk of Court, she frequently heard the tales and legends of Lydia Smith, Queen of the Okefenokee. She meticulously collected the stories, and spent countless hours searching courthouses and libraries for documents and newspaper accounts, as she prepared for this biography. She is also the author of "Settlers of the Okefenokee, Seven Biographical Sketches."Mays, Lois Barefoot is the author of 'Queen of the Okefenokee The Autobiography of Lydia Smith', published 2003 under ISBN 9780960160631 and ISBN 0960160639.