Frank Norris Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

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Exploring the future of human colonization on Mars, the book outlines the practicalities of relocating to the Red Planet using SpaceX's reusable Starship rocket. It details the necessary infrastructure and the pioneering lifestyle that awaits settlers, emphasizing the blend of adventure and comfort. The author presents a realistic vision, asserting that within the next two decades, thousands will embark on this unprecedented journey to establish a new life beyond Earth. This narrative combines visionary concepts with tangible plans for space exploration.

Set against the backdrop of corporate greed and betrayal, a group of wheat farmers faces a ruthless railway company that reneges on a promise to sell them land after a decade of labor. As tensions escalate, the farmers find themselves embroiled in a violent struggle for their rights, highlighting themes of power dynamics and the exploitation of the vulnerable. The story unfolds as a gripping confrontation that reveals the darker side of economic ambition and the lengths to which corporations will go to maintain control.

Focusing on the corruption and greed of corporate monopolies, this work by Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr. resonates with themes relevant to both his time and today. His exploration of societal issues mirrors the impactful narratives of his contemporary, Upton Sinclair, making his writing compelling and thought-provoking over a century later. The book offers a critical examination of the economic landscape of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showcasing Norris's keen insights into the struggles against corporate power.

A couple's life and love are destroyed when they win the lottery in this tragic tale of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. McTeague and Trina are in love, and with the modest income from McTeague's dentistry office, their needs are few. But when Trina wins a small fortune from a lottery ticket, jealousy and distrust begin to unravel their happy home. As tension erupts between McTeague and Trina's cousin Marcus, Trina's impulse to save her winnings slowly gives way to a pathological obsession with hoarding money. Betrayed and destitute, the couple embarks on a journey down a path of violence, theft, and murder. Considered transgressive for its brutality and sordid subject matter upon first publication in 1899, McTeague has since served as the basis for the films Greed (1924) by Erich von Stroheim and Slow Burn (2000), starring Minnie Driver and James Spader

Román vypráví o marných bojích velkopěstitelů pšenice s kapitálem ještě mocnějším, s železniční společností, která diktuje celému kraji ekonomicky i politicky, co se bude dít. Nejvýznamnější a nejosobitější román amerického spisovatele Norrise (1870 až 1902) zobrazuje podle skutečné události tragický příběh kalifornských farmářů devadesátých let v údolí San Joquin, v době prvního velkého rozmachu amerického kapitálu, jehož důležitým článkem byla výstavba železnic. Společníci železničních trustů zneužívali státních přídělů vysoce úrodných pozemků, podpláceli senátory, soudce a každého, kdo mohl mít vliv na jejich obchody. Po celých Spojených státech se zdvihá vlna odporu a otevřených bojů farmářů proti železničním trustům. Chobotnice - vzniká jako varování před netvorem s tisíci chapadly, jimiž je vysávána krev lidu. Autor však věří v sílu svého lidu, který jednou proti vykořisťovatelům povstane a neodvratně zvítězí.

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.