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The Octopus: A Story of California and the Pit: A Story of Chicago

The Octopus: A Story of California and the Pit: A Story of Chicago

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Classic FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN10: 1617200794
ISBN13: 9781617200793
Publisher: Wilder Pubn
Published: Sep 22 2010
Pages: 632
Weight: 2.01
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Collected in one binding are The Octopus and its sequel The Pit. The Octopus is a story of corporate 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 confr

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