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The Octopus : A Story of California
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norris, Frank.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- California--Fiction.
- Farm life--Fiction.
- Farmers--Fiction.
- Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880--Fiction.
- San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)--Fiction.
- Wheat farmers--Fiction.
- Local Subjects:
- California--Fiction.
- Farm life--Fiction.
- Farmers--Fiction.
- Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880--Fiction.
- San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)--Fiction.
- Wheat farmers--Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (860 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland : The Floating Press, 1901.
- Summary:
- At first glance, wheat farming may not appear to be a scintillating topic for a novel, but in the hands of renowned social realist Frank Norris, this seemingly quotidian activity is transformed into a fascinating analysis of the economic factors that spurred the expansion into the western United States. The first novel in a planned trilogy that Norris never completed, The Octopus: A Story of California is an enlightening and gratifying read.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; BOOK I; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; BOOK II; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Conclusion
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77651-449-1
- OCLC:
- 700703846
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