"Illahe tells the story of the miners, packers, farmers, and families who settled southern Oregon's rugged Rogue River Canyon in the 1860s." "Kay Atwood creates a personal picture of what life was like in the remote canyon, drawing on first-person accounts from diaries, journals, and interviews she conducted with descendants of the families who settled the area, most of whom shared Native American and white ancestry. Their stories recount hardships,...