The Octopus
A Story of California (Twentieth Century Classics)
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Author
Contributions
- Kevin Starr (Introduction) - Contributor
Publication
1994-08-01 - Penguin Classics
Language
English
Word Count
173,000 words, Guess
Page Count
692 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveoctopus00fran
- ISBN-100140187707
- ISBN-139780140187700
- LibraryThing98156
- Open LibraryOL9304511M
Classifications
- LCCPZ3.N792 O6
- LCCPS2472 O6
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.
First Sentence
Just after passing Caraher's saloon.
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