The Octopus : A Story of California by Frank Norris, Frank Norris

The Octopus : A Story of California

Frank Norris, Frank Norris

346 pages first pub 1901 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous dark slow-paced
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The Octopus describes the raising of wheat in California, and conflict between the wheat growers and a railway company. Norris was inspired by role of the Southern Pacific Railroad in events surrounding the Mussel Slough Tragedy. It depicts the te...

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