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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

byDavid Grann

Who is this book for? Readers interested in true crime, historical events, and investigative journalism.

Topics Osage nationMurdersFbi investigationConspiracyGreedCorruptionNative american historyTrue crimePower dynamicsJusticeSurvivalBetrayal
MoodSuspenseful, Mysterious
ViolenceModerate
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Lost City of Z. 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.

Language

en

Published on

18/04/2017

Pages

347

Format

Kindle Edition

ISBN

9780385534253

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