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The blurb: “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, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe….Then, one by one, they began to be killed off. The newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization’s first major homicide investigations.”
This book surpasses any fictional murder mystery – the fact th ...more
Fantastic!! This book is fascinating and tells the amazing story of the Osage Indians in the 1920's. A little part of history I knew nothing about. Members of the tribe were murdered for their wealth when oil was discovered on their reservation. The reservation THAT THE US GAVE TO THEM. Another sad, sad part of American history.
The hard cover is beautiful with numerous photos that bring the Osage, family members, and public officials that were the beginning of the FBI to life. ...more
The hard cover is beautiful with numerous photos that bring the Osage, family members, and public officials that were the beginning of the FBI to life. ...more
Wow. This book dives into a part of American history that I had very little knowledge of, the murders of at least dozens and probably more members of the Osage tribe over money from oil rights. It is also a true crime book, but really, what book about American history isn't?
I really struggle with true crime books, but I try to balance that with the need to have knowledge about how SO many people were murdered, very little justice was done, and that the U.S. government is really good at sweeping ...more
I really struggle with true crime books, but I try to balance that with the need to have knowledge about how SO many people were murdered, very little justice was done, and that the U.S. government is really good at sweeping ...more
May 05, 2017
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4.5 stars. "Killers of the Flower Moon" is the story of the birth of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and how the agency got its reputation as the premier investigation entity of the U.S. government. I love books that uncover some of the hidden stories of history and this book certainly does that. After oil is discovered under the Osage Native Americans' land, they begin to die unexplained deaths. No one can figure out what is happening or why it is happening. I had never heard of this
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This is not my usual genre, but this book was fascinating. Another sad chapter in America's dealings with indigenous peoples.
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Fascinating read. Still a little stunned to learn about this period in our history. For non fiction (and someone who typically favors fiction), it has great pacing and bits of suspense which make it very readable.
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