The Epic of the Wheat: The Octopus A Story of California

Frank Norris

Published by Grant Richards, London, 1901

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The third edition of this novel by Frank Norris. The third edition of this work, first published in the same year by Doubleday.First part of an uncompleted trilogy, 'The Epic of the Wheat,' concerned with the wheat industry in California and the conflicts between wheat growers and a railway company. Inspired by the Mussel Slough Tragedy involving the Southern Pacific Railroad.By Frank Norris, American journalist and novelist of the Progressive Era.Pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip darkened, boards lightly marked, with evidence of the removal of a sticker to front board. Spine gently cocked forward. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 853A66

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Title: The Epic of the Wheat: The Octopus A Story ...

Publisher: Grant Richards, London

Publication Date: 1901

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book

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