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The octopus, a story of California (1914)

The octopus, a story of California (1914)

Poetry Literary Fiction

Frank Norris

Year: 1914
Authors: Frank Norris
Print type: BOOK

Description:

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.