FA: The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, TPB

The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow
The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley
Biography and an Afterword by Benjamin Hoff

Opal Whitely -- Nature's Mystery Child. Long before environmental
consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whitely
captured America's heart. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1920, became
an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time.
Wistful, funny, and wise, it was described by an admirer as "the revelation
of the . . . Life of a feminine Peter Pan of the Oregon wilderness -- so
innocent, so intimate, so haunting, that I should not know where in all
literature to look for a counterpart." But the diary soon fell into
disgrace. Condemning it as an adult-written hoax, skeptics stirred a scandal
that drove the book into obscurity and shattered the frail spirit of its
author. Discovering the diary by chance, Benjamin Hoff set out to solve the
longstanding mystery of its origin. His biography of Opal that accompanies
the diary provides fascinating proof that the document is indeed
authentic -- the work of a magically gifted child, America's forgotten
interpreter of nature. Illustrated with B&W photos.

Penguin Books, New York, 1994, third paperback printing, 373 pages, 5" x 7
¾", trade paperback, illustrated.

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Auction closes 8/18/03.