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The octopus : a story of California / by Frank Norris.

Main Author:	Norris, Frank, 1870-1902.
Language(s):	English
Published:	Toronto : George N. Morang & Co., 1903
Subjects:	Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880 > Fiction. Wheat farmers > Fiction. Farmers > Fiction. San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) > Fiction. California > Fiction.
Note:	" ... deals with the war between the wheat grower and the Railroad Trust ... "--8th prelim. p. Title-leaf is a cancel. This ed. not in McElrath. First ed., probably eighth printing, Canadian issue. Cf. A6.1.h.
Physical Description:	[8], 652 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Original Format:	Book
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