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The Octopus: A Story of California is a 1901 novel by Frank Norris and was the first part of an uncompleted trilogy, The Epic of the Wheat. It describes the wheat industry in California, and the conflicts between wheat growers and a railway company.
- Frank Norris
- 1901
Based on a true story of a violent conflict between the railroad and California wheat ranchers in the San Joaquin valley, The Octopus is a big, baggy amalgam of naturalism, regionalism, sentimental novel, political novel and historical dramatization.
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- Frank Norris
- Produced by John Hamm, and David Widger
- 1901
- English
Mar 11, 2018 · You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Octopus Author: Frank Norris Release Date: July 8, 2008 [EBook #268] Last Updated: March 11, 2018 Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ...
The Octopus, novel by Frank Norris, published in 1901 and subtitled A Story of California. It was the first volume of The Epic of the Wheat, his unfinished trilogy about the production, distribution, and consumption of American wheat. The Octopus examines the struggle of California wheat farmers in.
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The Octopus. A Story of California. By Frank Norris Introduction by Kevin Starr. Best Seller. Part of The Epic of the Wheat. Category: Classic Fiction | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction. Paperback $26.00. Aug 01, 1994| ISBN 9780140187700. Buy. Ebook $11.99. Aug 01, 1994| ISBN 9781101127483. Buy. All Formats. +. Paperback$26.00.
Frank Norris (1870–1902) was an American journalist and novelist. Among his novels are McTeague, The Octopus: A Story of California, and The Pit. His fiction is classified under naturalism...
