Through the life-stories of the author's grandfathers, father, uncles, and cousins, Deadfall documents the dramatic changes in the logging industry since the early 1900's. The book focuses on the influence of the international timber giant Weyehauser Company in the Pacific Northwest yet its themes resonate from Alaska to the American Southeast- wherever timber is king. While spurning nostalgia for logging's glory days, Deadfall attempts to view a future for today's timber workers.