The Octopus

  • The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro
    The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro
    By Kenn Thomas, Jim Keith

    Mrs. Videnieks is Byrd's chief of staff in his Washington office, and had two r elatives wor king on B yrd's staff.23 Bill H amilton also claimed that the M artinsburg stay was supposed to inv olve a meeting with Videnieks and Earl ...

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Cynthia Rylant, Preston McDaniels

    Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Cynthia Rylant

    Cynthia Rylant. “Your shipwreck?” asked Whistler. “We live in a shipwreck,” said Cleo. “Didn't I mention that?” “Fantastic!” said Whistler. And so the new friends lingered in the sea cave all afternoon. Seabold and Hancock traded ...

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Carl R. Green, William Reynolds Sanford

    ... 25 , 43 ; ( Ed Robinson ) 8 , 33 , 34 , 38 ; ( Brian Parker ) 15 , 17 ; ( Carl Roessler ) 18 , 21 ; ( Neil G. McDaniel ) 26 ; ( Tom Stack ) 29 ; ( David M. Dennis ) 30 Copyright © 1988 by Crestwood House , Inc. All rights reserved .

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    Based on an actual bloody dispute in 1880 between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad, this shocking tale of greed, betrayal, and a lust for power is played out...

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    In his introduction, Kevin Starr discusses Norris's debt to Zola for the novel's extraordinary sweep, scale and abundance of characters and details.

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    The first novel in a planned trilogy that Norris never completed, The Octopus: A Story of California is an enlightening and gratifying read.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Tess Little

    Instead, there are just seven other guests and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank. Come morning, Richard is dead.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Frank Norris

    We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Frank Norris

    The Octopus: A Story of California is a novel written by author Frank Norris. The Octopus is about wheat growers who are in conflict with a railroad company during late 19th century California.

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the...

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Cynthia Rylant

    Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the fifth book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family explores the shore with an octopus friend.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Frank Norris

    While there, he was introduced to the novels of Émile Zola, who was to profoundly influence his work. His later studies at the University of Berkeley exposed him to the works of Charles Darwin, which would heavily impact his writing.

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    The Octopus, first published in 1901, is the tale of a war between wheat growers in California and the Railroad Trust.

  • The Octopus: a California Story
    The Octopus: a California Story
    By Frank Norris

    Deals with the war between the wheat grower and the railroad trust.

  • The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) Novel by Frank Norris
    The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) Novel by Frank Norris
    By Frank Norris

    The book emphasized the control of "forces"-such as the power of railroad monopolies-over individuals. Some editions of the work give the subtitle as alternately, A California Story.

  • 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
    By Frank Norris

    The Octopus is a story of corporate greed, power, and abuse.

  • The Octopus: A Story of California
    By Frank Norris

    Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, this is the story of the waning days of the frontier West.

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Kris Hirschmann

    ... Hydra and Kraken , Or , the Lore and Lure of Lake - Monsters and Sea - Serpents . Oakland , CA : Re- gent Press , 1996. Read about some of the legendary sea monsters that once made people fear the octopus . Jules Verne with Judith ...

  • The Octopus
    The Octopus
    By Frank Norris

    Reproduction of the original: The Octopus by Frank Norris