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The Octopus. A story of California

Like the tentacles of an octopus, the tracks of the railroad reached out across California, as if to grasp everything of value in the state. Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, The Octopus is a stunning novel of the waning days of the frontier West. To the tough-minded and self-reliant farmers, the monopolistic, land-grabbing railroad represented everything they despised: consolidation, organization, conformity. But Norris idealizes no one in this epic depiction of the volatile situation, for the farmers themselves ruthlessly exploited the land, and in their hunger for larger holdings they resorted to the same tactics used by the railroad: subversion, coercion and outright violence. In his introduction, Kevin Starr discusses Norris's debt to Zola for the novel's extraordinary sweep, scale and abundance of characters and details.

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  • "Zhang yu"
  • "加州的故事"
  • "章魚"
  • "小麥史詩三部曲"
  • "Octopus"@pl
  • "Octopus"
  • "Epic of the wheat"@en
  • "Epic of the wheat"
  • "Jia zhou de gu shi"
  • "story of California"
  • "Xiao mai shi shi san bu qu"

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  • "Like the tentacles of an octopus, the tracks of the railroad reached out across California, as if to grasp everything of value in the state. Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, The Octopus is a stunning novel of the waning days of the frontier West. To the tough-minded and self-reliant farmers, the monopolistic, land-grabbing railroad represented everything they despised: consolidation, organization, conformity. But Norris idealizes no one in this epic depiction of the volatile situation, for the farmers themselves ruthlessly exploited the land, and in their hunger for larger holdings they resorted to the same tactics used by the railroad: subversion, coercion and outright violence. In his introduction, Kevin Starr discusses Norris's debt to Zola for the novel's extraordinary sweep, scale and abundance of characters and details."@en
  • ""A novel about the impact of railroads on American ranchers and the methods farmers took to strike back, based on a violent dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880.""
  • ""The Pacific and Southern Railroad engages in corrupt legislation to rob the farmers of their savings from the wheat crops. A grim harvest of death and disillusionment, and financial and moral ruin is yielded." ***"Deals with the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust." ***When the railroad owners try to rob the farmers of their crops, one farmer compromises his beliefs and suffers in the late 19th century." *** "Based on an actual violent dispute in California's Great Central Valley, 'The Octopus' (1901) depicts the clash between classic opposing interests of the Progressive Era -- the farmers and the land-hungry railroads that distributed their wheat.""
  • "California farmers and railroad men struggle for money and land in California around the turn of the century. Love, greed, and ambition are some of the forces which drive the characters in this realistic novel."@en
  • "The Pacific and Southern Railroad engages in corrupt legislation to rob the farmers of their savings from the wheat crops. A grim harvest of death and disillusionment, and financial and moral ruin is yielded."@en
  • "About the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust in 19th century California."
  • "Novel based on an actual incident involving a shootout between disgruntled wheat farmers and a US Marshal and some local railroad representatives."@en
  • "A tale of the coming of the railroad to the San Joaquin Valley in central California, and the impact on wheat farmers."
  • "Like the tentacles of an octopus, the tracks of the railroad reached out across California, as if to grasp everything of value in the state Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, The Octopus is a novel of the waning days of the frontier West. To the tough-minded and self-reliant farmers, the monopolistic, land-grabbing railroad represented everything they despised: consolidation, organization, conformity. But Norris idealizes no one in this epic depiction of the volatile situation, for the farmers themselves ruthlessly exploited the land, and in their hunger for larger holdings they resorted to the same tactics used by the railroad: subversion, coercion and outright violence. --From publisher's description."@en
  • "Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, this is the story of the waning days of the frontier West."
  • "Like the tentacles of an octopus, the tracks of the railroad reached out across California, as if to grasp everything of value in the state Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, The Octopus is a stunning novel of the waning days of the frontier West. To the tough-minded and self-reliant farmers, the monopolistic, land-grabbing railroad represented everything they despised: consolidation, organization, conformity. But Norris idealizes no one in this epic depiction of the volatile situation, for the farmers themselves ruthlessly exploited the land, and in their hunger for larger holdings they resorted to the same tactics used by the railroad: subversion, coercion and outright violence. In his introduction, Kevin Starr discusses Norris's debt to Zola for the novel's extraordinary sweep, scale and abundance of characters and details."@en
  • ""Deals with the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust.""@en
  • ""Deals with the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust.""
  • "A classic in American literature that creates a drama portraying the ruthless era in the vas wheat fields of San Joaquin Valley, California."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "A novel about the impact of railroads on American ranchers and the methods farmers took to strike back, based on a violent dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880."@en

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  • "Allegories"
  • "Allegories"@en
  • "Epic fiction"
  • "Nowele amerykańskie"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "Western stories"
  • "Western stories"@en
  • "Railroad stories"@en
  • "Railroad stories"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Didactic fiction"@en
  • "Didactic fiction"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Comic books, strips, etc"@en
  • "Comic books, strips, etc"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"

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  • "The octopus : a story of California ; 1"
  • "The Octopus. A story of California"
  • "The Octopus. A story of California"@en
  • "Die Goldene Fracht, roman vom kalifornischen Weizen"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The octopus : a story of California / 2"
  • "The epic of the wheat [] The octopus"
  • "The epic of the wheat"@en
  • "The epic of the wheat"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The octopus : a story of California. 2"
  • "The octopus : a story of California ; [part] II"
  • "The octopus The octopus"
  • "Sprut : roman"
  • "The octopus"@en
  • "The octopus"
  • "The octopus a story of california"@en
  • "Zhang yu : Jia zhou de gu shi"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The octopus : a story of California. 1"
  • "The epic of the wheat, the pit : a story of Chicago"
  • "The Octopus a story of California"@en
  • "The Octopus a story of California"
  • "Der Octopus : Roman"
  • "The Epic of the Wheat ; The Octopus ; A Story of California"
  • "Zhang yu (xia)"
  • "The octopus : a story of California : in two volumes"
  • "The epic of the wheat [1] The octopus : a story of California Vol. 1 [...]"
  • "鱆魚 : 一个加利福尼亚的故事"
  • "The epic of the wheat [] The pit"
  • "The Epic of the Wheat the octopus, a story of California"
  • "Der Octopus"
  • "Octopus : a story of california"@en
  • "Die goldene Fracht"
  • "The octopus : a California story"@en
  • "The epic of the wheat: The octopus : a story of California / 1"
  • "The epic of the wheat : The pit, a story of Chicago"
  • "オクトパス : 鉄道トラスト物語"
  • "章鱼 (下)"
  • "Zhang yu : yi ge Jialifuniya di gu shi"
  • "The Epic of the wheat. [I.] The Octopus : a story of California, by Frank Norris"
  • "The octopus : (a California story)"@en
  • "The octopus. Volume 2"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California : in two volumes. Vol. 2"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The octopus : a story of California"
  • "The octopus : [a review]"@en
  • "The epic of the wheat the octopus : a story of California"
  • "Zhang yu : yi ge Jialifuniya de gu shi"
  • "Polypen en bog om Kalifornien"
  • "Polypen ; Af Hvedens Saga ; En Bog om Kalifornien"@da
  • "OCTOPUS : A STORY OF CALIFORNIA"@en
  • "The Octopus 2"
  • "Ośmiornica"@pl
  • "Ośmiornica"
  • "The octopus. A story of California. Intr. by Kevin Starr"
  • "Die goldene Fracht Roman vom kalifornischen Weizen"
  • "Sprut : Kalifornicheskai︠a︡ povest"
  • "The octopus a story of California ; (1 )"
  • "The octopus : a story of California Vol.2"
  • "Okutopasu"@ja
  • "章魚 : 一个加利福尼亚的故事"
  • "The octopus : a story of California Vol.1"
  • "The epic of the wheat : the Pit, a story of Chicago"
  • "The octopus : a story of California ; the epic of the wheat"
  • "Die goldene Fracht : Roman"
  • "The octopus. Volume 1"
  • "Zhang yu (shang)"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California : in two volumes. Vol. 1"
  • "The octopus : [a story of California] = [The epic of the wheat 1]"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California / 2"
  • "Zhang yu : jia zhou de gu shi"
  • "Octopus. A story of California"@en
  • "The epic of the wheat [3 Tle]"
  • "The Octopus 1"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California"@en
  • "The octopus; a story of California"
  • "The octopus; a story of California"@en
  • "The octopus a story of California"@en
  • "The octopus a story of California"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The pit : a story of Chicago. 2"
  • "The Octopus : A story of California"
  • "The Octopus : A story of California"@en
  • "The Octopus : a story of California. volume 2"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California / 1"
  • "˜Theœ octopus a story of California"
  • "The epic of the wheat. The Octopus : a story of California"
  • "The octopus: a story of California. [The epic of the wheat.]"@en
  • "The octopus; a story of California [by] Frank Norris. Edited with an introduction by Kenneth S. Lynn"@en
  • "Caracatița; roman din viața Californiei"
  • "The Octopus a story of California. volume 1"
  • "The octopus : a story of California ; [part] I"
  • "The octopus. A story of California. (The epic of the wheat), etc"@en
  • "Caracatiţa"
  • "Die goldene Fracht : Roman vom kalifornischen Weizen"
  • "The Octopus a Story of California"
  • "The Octopus a Story of California"@en
  • "Caracatita : roman"
  • "The Octopus"
  • "The Octopus"@en
  • "OCTOPUS"@en
  • "The Epic of the wheat [2] The Pit : a story of Chicago vol. 1 [...]"
  • "Octopus a story of california"
  • "オクトパス : カリフォルニア物語"
  • "Polypen. En Bog om Kalifornien. Ved Johannes V. Jensen"@da
  • "Okutopasu : tetsudo torasuto monogatari"
  • "The epic of the wheat: The pit : a story of Chicago. 1"
  • "The epic of the wheat : The pit"
  • "Okutopasu : Kariforunia monogatari"
  • "Octopus : a story of California"
  • "Polypen : en Bog om Kalifornien"@da
  • "The octopus, a story of California"
  • "The octopus, a story of California"@en
  • "The Octopus, a story of California"@en
  • "The epic of the wheat [1] The octopus : a story of California Vol. 2 [...]"
  • "The octopus : a story of California"
  • "The octopus : a story of California"@en
  • "The Epic of the wheat. The octopus. A story of California"
  • "The octopus. Vol. 2"
  • "The octopus : a story of California : the epic of the wheat"@en
  • "The octopus : a story of California ; 2"
  • "The epic of the wheat : The octopus, a story of California"
  • "The octopus a story of California ; (2)"
  • "Der Octopus Roman"
  • "The Octopus : a story of California. - 2"
  • "章魚 : 加州的故事"
  • "The Epic of the wheat [2] The Pit : a story of Chicago vol. 2 [...]"
  • "The octopus a story of California; in 2 vol"
  • "The octopus : A story of California"
  • "章鱼 (上)"
  • "Polypen : en bog om Kalifornien"@da
  • "Polypen : en bog om Kalifornien"
  • "Octopus"@en
  • "Octopus"
  • "The octopus : a story of california"
  • "The epic of the wheat : a story of Chicago"
  • "Octopus Roman ; [historischer Roman um den Bau der South-Pacific-Railroad]"
  • "The octopus. Vol. 1"

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