The octopus: a story of California
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New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1986.
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xxxiv, 656 pages : map ; 20 cm.
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Nineteenth-century California wheat farmers wage a fierce battle against the rapid expansion into their fertile lands of the nation's railroads

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English
ISBN:
0140187707, 9780140187700

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Bibliography: p. 653-656.
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Nineteenth-century California wheat farmers wage a fierce battle against the rapid expansion into their fertile lands of the nation's railroads

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APA Citation (style guide)

Norris, F. (1986). The octopus: a story of California. Penguin Books.

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Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. 1986. The Octopus: A Story of California. Penguin Books.

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Norris, Frank, 1870-1902, The Octopus: A Story of California. Penguin Books, 1986.

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Norris, Frank. The Octopus: A Story of California. Penguin Books, 1986.

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