Heart of the Beast

In an attempt to save her family farm, Iris Steele explores generations of family history and lore, piecing together the story of her family's past, and the events that fostered fear and distrust between early homesteaders and Native Americans, and is still felt by their descendants today.

Joyce Weatherford's family landed in Oregon via the Oregon Trail in 1851. Joyce grew up as a fifth-generation farmer working on her family's ranch, and she now lives in California with her husband and sons.