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The Octopus: A Story of California
The Octopus A Story of California
Author: Frank Norris
Like his more famous contemporary Upton Sinclair, American author BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NORRIS, JR. (1870-1902) also highlighted the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... themes that continue to make his work riveting reading more than a century later. The Octopus, first published in 1901, is th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781605209166
ISBN-10: 1605209163
Publication Date: 11/1/2009
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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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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