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An extremely well-written account of serial murders of members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma during the 1920s. Yet another testament to the sheer lack of the American educational system in terms of history of their own peoples as I had no idea about any of this information. This account is both intriguing and appalling. So much corruption and unfair treatment of human beings. Unfortunately a true exploration of the greed this nation was built upon and the ugly ways in which Native Americans hav
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This has been on my TBR for years and I finally prioritized this read this before the movie came out.
This was a hard read for a number of reasons:
1/ The treatment of the Osage was atrocious and appalling
2/ The book centers the white narrative as both the villains and the saviors and the
3/ Most of the book lacks context and only fills in relevant elements of centuries of genocide, land grabs, and numerous other atrocities where the author thought they made sense
For me, too much context can be ...more
This was a hard read for a number of reasons:
1/ The treatment of the Osage was atrocious and appalling
2/ The book centers the white narrative as both the villains and the saviors and the
3/ Most of the book lacks context and only fills in relevant elements of centuries of genocide, land grabs, and numerous other atrocities where the author thought they made sense
For me, too much context can be ...more
A captivating story of a dark period in history, of which I knew nothing. The greed and cunning that white people went through to obtain the headrights of the Osage Indians is astounding. At least 24 people were murdered for their rights and royalties to oil under their land in Oklahoma. Others were murdered just to cover up. While two people were convicted, others went free or were never caught.
This book is an easy, must read. I wouldn't be surprised if history repeated itself. ...more
This book is an easy, must read. I wouldn't be surprised if history repeated itself. ...more
Aug 22, 2017
Marie (UK)
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
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well I am obviously a one off but i found this book ponderous and stilted. I felt it was filled out with pictures that really added nothing. Most other reviews are more than complimentary but i just didn't feel it. The author is addicted to speech marks where i felt she could just have used prose to report the same events.
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Jun 23, 2017
Tanya
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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published-2010s,
book_club,
nonfiction,
history,
home_library,
true_crime,
book_of_the_month
Mar 06, 2021
Connie Anne Kikta
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
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around-the-year-in-52-books
Oct 29, 2023
Ron Thibeault
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2023
Shelley
marked it as to-read
