The Fantastic Tale of Opal Whiteley

She was a little girl from the Oregon logging camps who grew up to become one of the most notorious literary sensations of the 20th century, based on a single book that was out print within a year. In this concise and thorough presentation, award-winning journalist and historian Steve McQuiddy (featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Oregon Experience"), offers for the first time, in any account of Opal's life, specific citations of sources quoted from newspapers and magazines nearly one hundred years old. This is the official Lane County Historical Society publication on Opal Whiteley, whose story continues to fascinate and charm readers everywhere--and remains a source of pride and controversy in her home town of Cottage Grove.