The Octopus: A Story of California

by Frank Norris Narrated by John Lescault

Overview

Like the tentacles of an octopus, the railroad in California reached out across the state, grasping everything of value in the state.

Based on the bloody Mussel Slough Tragedy-a conflict between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad-The Octopus is a stunning novel chronicling the twilight of the frontier West, a depiction of the tensions between the railroad, the ranchers, and the ranchers' League.

The book emphasizes the control of “forces”-such as the power of railroad monopolies-over individuals. No one was truly innocent, as the farmers employed the same if not similar tactics as the monopolistic railroad companies, such as subversion, coercion, and violence.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192207499
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/21/2020
Series:	The Epic of the Wheat Series , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged

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