The Resource The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr
The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr
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The item The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Union County Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Union County Public Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxiv, 656 pages
- Note
-
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- At head of title: The epic of the wheat
- Isbn
- 9780140187700
- Label
- The octopus : a story of California
- Title
- The octopus
- Title remainder
- a story of California
- Statement of responsibility
- Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr
- Subject
-
- Railroad stories -- California
- trueHistorical fiction
- Western stories
- Allegories
- Farmers -- California | San Joaquin Valley -- Fiction
- trueWheat industry and trade
- California -- Fiction
- trueCalifornia
- Wheat -- California | San Joaquin Valley -- Fiction
- San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) -- Fiction
- trueRailroads -- California
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- When the railroad owners try to rob farmers of their crops, one farmer compromises his beliefs and suffers in the late 19th century
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 047371
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1870-1902
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Norris, Frank
- Dewey number
- 813/.4
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS2472
- LC item number
- .O3 1986
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
-
- Penguin twentieth-century classics
- The epic of the wheat series
- Series volume
- [bk. 1]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wheat
- Railroad stories
- Farmers
- San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)
- California
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a story of California
- Label
- The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr
- Note
-
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- At head of title: The epic of the wheat
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 653-656
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1592194
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxxiv, 656 pages
- Isbn
- 9780140187700
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (DLC)PIN87147879
- Label
- The octopus : a story of California, Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr
- Note
-
- Series numeration from goodreads.com
- At head of title: The epic of the wheat
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages 653-656
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1592194
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxxiv, 656 pages
- Isbn
- 9780140187700
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (DLC)PIN87147879
Subject
- Allegories
- trueCalifornia
- California -- Fiction
- Farmers -- California | San Joaquin Valley -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Railroad stories -- California
- trueRailroads -- California
- San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) -- Fiction
- Western stories
- Wheat -- California | San Joaquin Valley -- Fiction
- trueWheat industry and trade
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