The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris

The Octopus: A Story of California

The Epic of the Wheat #1

Frank Norris

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fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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Like the tentacles of an octopus, the railroad in California reached out across the state, grasping everything of value in the state. Based on the bloody Mussel Slough Tragedy--a conflict between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad--Th...

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