A World of Her Own Making: Katharine Smith Reynolds and t...
Howett, Catherine
Only a few years after marrying tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, young Katharine Smith Reynolds (1880¿1924) began to plan a new home for her family. Not many young women of the day found themselves with almost unlimited wealth to construct their dream home, but Katharine's sense of purpose for her vast resources was even more unusual. She envisioned the founding of a model community that would emphasize health, modern technology, mixed-crop sci...
