Name: Killers of the Flower Moon
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9789177811893

David Grann

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Jennifer

Should be required reading in all U.S. history classes in high school and/or college. This book is very educational about the expansion and statehood of Oklahoma and is another example of how terrible the US government was(is) to the Native Americans. Plus there are pictures so I very much appreciated those. Note to self: Never drink moonshine ever again. Also, is the plot of this already a movie? If not, it should be. Tragic, messed up story, which has had traumatizing effects on generations of the Osage people. The American government did nothing to protect these people and the injustice is upsetting. Nothing has changed since this time. American Indians are still marginalized and kept down by systemic racism. Random note: after reading this and The Devil in the White City, I've learned (even more so) that life insurance is not a game and I'm glad there are better laws(?) to prevent this kind of fraud. At least I hope there are?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Disturbing and riveting...It will sear your soul." --Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review SHELF AWARENESS'S BEST BOOK OF 2017 Named a best book of the year by Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR's Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "On Point," Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub's "Ultimate Best Books," Library Journal, Paste, Kirkus, Slate.com and Book Browse From New Yorker staff writer David Grann, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, 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 Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they 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. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances. In this last remnant of the Wild West--where oilmen like J. P. Getty made their fortunes and where desperadoes like Al Spencer, the "Phantom Terror," roamed--many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll climbed to more than twenty-four, the FBI took up the case. It was one of the organization's first major homicide investigations and the bureau badly bungled the case. In desperation, the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only American Indian agents in the bureau. The agents infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood. Based on years of research and startling new evidence, the book is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, as each step in the investigation reveals a series of sinister secrets and reversals. But more than that, it is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward American Indians that allowed the murderers to operate with impunity for so long. Killers of the Flower Moon is utterly compelling, but also emotionally devastating.

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Killers of the Flower Moon is a gripping true-crime story that exposes a dark and shameful chapter of American history. The book tells the story of the systematic murder of dozens of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s after they became wealthy from oil royalties. The book follows the investigation of the murders by the newly formed FBI, led by the young J. Edgar Hoover and a former Texas Ranger named Tom White. The book reveals the shocking extent of the conspiracy, the corruption, and the racism that allowed the killers to prey on the Osage with impunity. The book is a masterful work of narrative nonfiction, based on years of research and new evidence. It is also a powerful indictment of the injustice and oppression that Native Americans have faced in the United States. Killers of the Flower Moon is a compelling and devastating read that will haunt you long after you finish it.

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