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The Story of Opal: The Journal of An Understanding Heart
by Opal Whiteley
Copyright © 1920
The Story of Opal: The Journal of An Understanding Heart
About this book
One of the more mysterious figures in Oregon history, Opal Whiteley, published this book as a diary. But many people who knew her dismissed it as a novel at best or a fraud at worst. In the book, she extolls the wonders of nature. Her presentation in the book and her mesmerizing lectures on nature spawned a large following for the girl genius that some called a prophet.