Author: Norris, Frank

Price: $8.90

Category:Genre Literature & Fiction
Publication Date:2013-07-14T00:00:01Z
Pages:346
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:1490979093
ISBN:13:9781490979090
The Octopus describes the raising of wheat in California, and conflict between the wheat growers and a railway company. Norris was inspired by role of the Southern Pacific Railroad in events surrounding the Mussel Slough Tragedy. It depicts the tension between the corrupt railroad and the ranchers and the ranchers' League.