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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
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Here is a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured... show more
Here is a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.

Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.

As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 978030774283 (0307742482)
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 373
Edition language: English
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Sheila's Reads
Sheila's Reads rated it
5.0 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: THE OSAGE MURDERS AND THE BIRTH OF THE FBI 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...
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it
5.0 The Osage Indians "Trial of Tears"
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 ...
Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it
5.0 Infuriating tale of greed, violence and inhumanity
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...
Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it
4.0 Killers of the Flower Moon
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...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
5.0 American Horror Story Square
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...
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