The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris

The Octopus: A Story of California

The Epic of the Wheat #1

Frank Norris

421 pages first pub 1901 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this shocking tale of lust for power, greed, and betrayal plays out during the last days of the western frontier. As the beast that encircled and st...

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