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The book investigates a series of murders of wealthy Osage people that took place in Osage County, Oklahoma, in the early 1920s—after big oil deposits were discovered beneath their land.
Apr 18, 2017 · #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, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • SOON TO BE A MAJOR ...
Apr 18, 2017 · 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.
Oct 4, 2023 · Killers of the Flower Moon. Paperback – October 4, 2023. From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattison, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a magnificent book—a riveting truestory of greed, serial murder, and racial injustice that exposes an extremely disturbing episode of American history.
Apr 18, 2017 · 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.
Apr 28, 2017 · KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I. By David Grann. 338 pp. Doubleday. $28.95. In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson hosted a...
