The Octopus a Story of California (Paperback)

from danconsiglio

Meh. Like most experiments w/ early (if not super early) American novels, this beefy monster has not weathered the years well. I understand that I am supposed to like books like this and Moby Dick, but the constantly shifting POV drove me nuts and the rugged manly types and stoic woman types were...

from solla

According to the introduction, F. Scott Fitzgerald admired the book. I do not. But, to put it in context, it is written about the conflict between farmers, mostly large farmers, in California and their struggles against the railroad which was charging high rates - being a monopoly, and having pol...

from Oregonreader

For today's reader, this novel might best be summed up as "the more things change, the more they stay the same". Set in the final years of the 19th century in the San Joaquin Valley of California, farmers, with thousands of acres of wheat under cultivation, are totally dependent on the railroad f...

from Oregonreader

For today's reader, this novel might best be summed up as "the more things change, the more they stay the same". Set in the final years of the 19th century in the San Joaquin Valley of California, farmers, with thousands of acres of wheat under cultivation, are totally dependent on the railroad f...

from solla

According to the introduction, F. Scott Fitzgerald admired the book. I do not. But, to put it in context, it is written about the conflict between farmers, mostly large farmers, in California and their struggles against the railroad which was charging high rates - being a monopoly, and having pol...