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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI / David Grann.
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- ISBN: 9780385534246 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 338 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Map on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 976.6004975254 Osage-G | 31681010051506 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The best-selling author ofThe Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. - Baker & Taylor
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, âone of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."âNew York Magazine ⢠NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ⢠NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
âA shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?ââUSA Today
âA masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.ââThe Boston Globe
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century ⢠A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years
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.
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