The Norris, Frank 1870-1902 creator text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Octopus: A Story of California" by Frank Norris is a novel published in 1901. It chronicles the brutal conflict between wheat farmers in California's San Joaquin Valley and a powerful railroad corporation seeking to seize their land. As ranchers band together to defend their livelihoods against monopolistic forces, loyalties fracture, violence erupts, and lives are destroyed. Through bribery, betrayal, and bloodshed, Norris depicts how impersonal economic powers crush individuals caught in their path, culminating in tragedy for both the innocent and the corrupt. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octopus:_A_Story_of_California Release date is 2008-07-11 Produced by John Hamm, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Didactic fiction Farm life -- Fiction Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880 -- Fiction Wheat farmers -- Fiction Farmers -- Fiction San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) -- Fiction California -- Fiction Railroad stories PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/268 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/268 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133029.0 268