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| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2013-03-05 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 0486146324 |
Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out during the waning days of the western frontier.
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : Cosimo, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1605209023 |
Like his more famous contemporary Upton Sinclair, American author BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NORRIS, JR. (1870-1902) also highlighted the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... themes that continue to make his work riveting reading more than a century later. The Pit, first published in 1903, is a fictional narrative of the dealing in the Chicago wheat pit, focusing on speculator Curtis Jadwin, who is so addicted to his own greed that it becomes his downfall. The second part of Norris's projected "Trilogy of the Epic of the Wheat," *The Pit is preceded by 1901's The Octopus, also available from Cosimo. (Norris died before he could write the third volume, The Wolf.)
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : Library of America |
| Total Pages | : 1270 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780940450400 |
Vol. 33.
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : Start Classics |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-03-26 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Collected in one omnibus edition are Frank Norris' three most important novels: The Octopus and its sequel The Pit as well as McTeague.The Octopus: A Story of California is a story of cooperate greed power and abuse. A group of wheat farmers agree to work a railway company's land in exchange for assurances that after a ten year period they will be able to purchase the land at a reasonable price. When it comes time for the purchase of the land the railway company decides to go back on its promise and brings all of their power to bear against the farmers in a deceitful and bloody confrontation. Inspired by Southern Pacific Railroad's action in the Mussel Slough Tragedy. The Pit: a Story of Chicago is a story about corruption greed and redemption. Curtis Jadwin a rich and powerful capitalist decides to corner the market on wheat ignoring the misery and pain that this attempt will bring on those who need the crop to survive. Ultimately he has no idea how much this attempt will cost him and what it will take to find redemption.McTeague: A Story of San Francisco is a novel about love obsession murder and greed. McTeague a young dentist becomes obsessed with Trina one of his patients. The pair eventually marry and descend together into depravity and moral decay. A powerful harrowing book.
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : 中國輕工業出版社 |
| Total Pages | : 694 |
| Release | : 2017-04-23 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
�Just after passing Caraher's saloon, on the County Road that ran south from Bonneville, and that divided the Broderson ranch from that of Los Muertos, Presley was suddenly aware of the faint and prolonged blowing of a steam whistle that he knew must come from the railroad shops near the depot at Bonneville. In starting out from the ranch house that morning, he had forgotten his watch, and was now perplexed to know whether the whistle was blowing for twelve or for one o'clock. He hoped the former. Early that morning he had decided to make a long excursion through the neighbouring country, partly on foot and partly on his bicycle, and now noon was come already, and as yet he had hardly started. As he was leaving the house after breakfast, Mrs. Derrick had asked him to go for the mail at Bonneville, and he had not been able to refuse.
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : Book Jungle |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 2008-05-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781603035323 |
The Octopus: A Story of California is a novel written by author Frank Norris. The Octopus is about wheat growers who are in conflict with a railroad company during late 19th century California. The railroad company, controlling the local newspaper, state legislature and the land prove to be a tough force for the local wheat growers to fight against. The Octopus is highly recommended for those who are interested in novels taking place in early California and also those who enjoy the writings of author Frank Norris.
| Author | : Frank Norris |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 648 |
| Release | : 1901 |
| Genre | : American fiction |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Steven Rowley |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2016-06-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471155129 |
‘Intelligently written, finely observed and surprisingly moving, this is a book you’ll find hard to put down’ Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project Companions come in all shapes and sizes. Companionship lasts forever. Lily and the Octopus is a novel about finding that special someone to share your life with. For Ted Flask, that someone is Lily, and she happens to be a dog. This novel reminds us how to love fiercely, how difficult it can be to let go and how the fight for those we love is the greatest fight of all. Reminiscent of The Life of Pi and The Art of Racing in the Rain, with spins into magic realism and beautifully evoked universal truths of love, loyalty and loss, a hilariously sardonic and not altogether reliable narrator, and one unforgettable hound who simple wisdom will break your heart and put it back together again, Lily and the Octopus captures the search for meaning in death and introduces a dazzling new voice in fiction.
| Author | : Tao Nyeu |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 46 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0803735650 |
Four separate stories celebrate the many-legged friendship between Squid and Octopus as they disagree over how to stay warm, encourage each other, and fret over the contents of a fortune cookie. Full color.
