Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Title: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Author: Grann, David ISBN: 9780307742483 Publisher: Vintage Published: 2018 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Non-Fiction 1368843 Publisher Description: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Lost City of Z. 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