9781617200779

The Octopus

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781617200779

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Overview

The Octopus 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.

ISBN-13

9781617200779

ISBN-10

1617200778

Weight

1.25 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.97 x 9.00 In

List Price

$12.49

Format

Paperback

Pages

388 pages

Publisher

Wilder Publications

Published On

2010-08-01



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