The Truly Unbelievable Autobiography of Daisy Polk is a trilogy;
   Book One: The Beginning 1874 - 1909
   Book Two: No Great War 1910 - 1935
   Book Three: Will We Learn 1936 – 1962


There was a Daisy
​The Truly Unbelievable Autobiography
​of Daisy Polk 

Based on the true story of an American hero honored by Presidents, Kings and country during two world wars. And you’ve never heard of her, until now.
    On the brink of The Gilded Age, young Daisy finds herself overshadowed by her talented older siblings — Willis Polk the architect, Daniel Polk the vaudeville star and Endie the lyric opera ingénue. Her personal journey bridges the end of an era marked by cultural decadence, geopolitical upheavals, and the start of the 20th-century modern promise of new beginnings.
     Surviving tornadoes, earthquakes, family tragedies, and societal pressures, Daisy leaves everything behind for Europe on the brink of war. Undaunted and determined, she commits to the war effort helping thousands of stranded Americans return home, campaigns for Belgium, crosses enemy lines into Berlin, and manages rebuilding an entire war ravaged French town on the Western Front.
     Beginning in St. Louis we follow her to booming Kansas City, bohemian San Francisco, New York, London and to finding her heart in France. Through encounters with the artists, industrialists and leaders of the time including Susan B. Anthony, Giacomo Puccini, Bernard Maybeck, Thomas Edison, Jack London, Cole Porter, Herbert and Lou Hoover, William Bourn, Anne Morgan, Phoebe and William Hearst and her patrons the Crocker Family to name a few.
     Fiercely resolved to never marry, Daisy finds great love and heartbreak in France during the first world war when she meets The General. Now as Countess deBuyer-Mimeure, she uses her title to build libraries, refugee centers, orphanages and hospitals. She raises funds to help save the war ravaged businesses in France. Often referred to as Madame La General for her leadership and spirit, she is one unsung hero among a field of many women who aided in humanitarian works during the horrors of two World Wars. 
​     It’s time for Daisy’s story to be told.