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An edition of The octopus, a story of California (1901)

The octopus

a story of California

by

  • ★★★★ 4.33 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 14 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Nominally, a fictional story of the disputes between a railroad and ranchers in California, it was actually a stern critique of the Central Pacific Railroad based on the famous "Mussel Slough Tragedy" where a shootout occurred between railroad men and citizens of a small California town. The Octopus was originally planned to be part one of a three part trilogy, The Epic of the Wheat. Part two, The Pit, was published later but Norris died before completing the third novel.

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Fiction, Wheat farmers, Farmers, Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880, Railroads, Wheat, Farm life, Central Pacific Railroad, American fiction, Mussel Slough Tragedy (1880) fast (OCoLC)fst01031083, Fiction, general, California, fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Railroad stories
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California, San Joaquin Valley (Calif.), San Joaquin Valley
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1900

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The octopus: a story of California
2003, Dover Publications
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The Octopus: A Story of California (Twentieth Century Classics)
August 1, 1994, Penguin Classics
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The octopus: a story of California
1981, New American Library
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The octopus: a story of California.
1971, R. Bentley
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The Octopus: A Story of California
1958, Houghton Mifflin
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The octopus: a story of California
1906, Wessels
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The octopus: a story of California.
1903, G.N. Morang
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The octopus: a story of California
1903, George N. Morang & Co.
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The octopus: a story of California
1901, Doubleday, Page & co.
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1901, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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The octopus.
1901

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Series
Epic of the wheat -- [1]

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652 p. (1 leaf of plates) :

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OL7077386M
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octopusstoryofca00norrrich
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2107508

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