Book: Killers of the Flower Moon
Author: David Grann
Pages: 416
This is my 2nd book of the year
What Amazon says:
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 Burkahrt, 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 themseles murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. EDgar Hoover, turned to the former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try and 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 conspriacies in American history.
This was a pretty good book. It is a story I knew nothing about (I have not seen the movie) and the information was facinating and disturbing. I knew nothing of the murders of the Osage but have heard of the tribe. It is pretty well written, and informational and educational. I will say it was a little dry in spots and I found myself having to walk away and come back because the underlining story should be read. It should be known. So I am glad I read it.
Stars: 4
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