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The Octopus: a story of California
The Octopus a story of California
Author: Frank Norris
Etched in sharp, pitiless detail, here is the Nineteenth Century's historic clash between the men who grew the wheat that made America rich and strong, and the ruthless power-hungry railroads, thrusting their steel tentacles relentlessly across the fertile California valleys. Frank Norris's "The Octopus" is America's first big novel of social p...  more »
ISBN: 128901
Publication Date: 5/1971
Pages: 438
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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the railroad impact on the farmers of the san joaquin valley,CA. Bribes,gun battle in open fields. multitude of characters bring death, disalussion, financial and moral ruin. Social drama. A great book to read more than once.


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