by David Grann
Interesting book on an event that is never taught in school. I especially liked when the investigation is taken over by the FBI. I was appalled by the murders. The Osage were intelligent when negotiating with the government and got the mineral rights to their lands. White man greed once again de...
Killers of the Flower Moon-David Grann, author; Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell, narrators Although the book concerns itself with a time in history that covered about four years, from 1921-1925, the story really begins in the 1870’s when the Osage Indians were forced to leave their lands ...
So far my NF reading project is going beautifully, with two amazing reads up front. This book was riveting and infuriating. I finished it last night, and I'm still pissed about the systemic failures that enabled what could justifiably be called an attempted genocide fueled by malice and greed. I thi...
This has been the hot book of Tulsa this summer. Probably the most butchered title also. As a librarian, I have gotten really good at figuring out that our customers wanted this book when they ask for "Flower Killers," "Moon Flowers," or "Flower Killer Moon." "Killers of the Flower Moon" is the stor...
Look, everything you have heard about this book is true. You need to read it. It isn't really about murder and the birth of the FBI, though that is the compelling aspect of the story. It is really about the American government and society have treated Native Americans (or First Peoples). The book is...
This book is about the Osage murders. Oil was found on the Osage land. They became beyond wealthy. A big conspiracy to take their wealth away from them came in to play. They were appointed guardians and then murdered. The book does a good job of trying to figure out the tangled web. It's very ...
David Grann is a phenomenal researcher and writer. He goes way beyond the 'Just the Facts' and digs into his story and covers it thoroughly. While the story is not pleasant, it is on target and he does not get lost in going off on other directions like some other writers. He lays bare a moment in...
This book pieces together a brutal piece of history and unravels an ugly murder mystery. It’s disturbing, depressing and, at least for me, not at all the fast moving read I was led to believe from some of the early reviews. Maybe it’s just me, but I had a difficult time sticking with it. There were ...
What an amazing insight into The Osage Indian murders which occurred in the early 1920s in Osage county Oklahoma. I had never heard of these murders and when I read reviews on this book by David Grann I really was keen to learn what happened to these people. Between 1921 and 1925 over 60 Osage were...
This was a very good book. I had not heard of anything that had happened in this book. I even asked my roommate who grew up in Oklahoma if he had heard of any of this and he had not. I would think that some mention of this would be included in the Oklahoma history books, but I am wrong.This was undo...
Log in with Facebook 
