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"Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann- Nonfiction (Large Print Version)
- Item Number
- 370
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 23 USD to mjladl10
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
The Amazon Editors' Pick for the Best Book of 2017: In the 1920s, the Osage found themselves in a unique position among Native Americans tribes. As other tribal lands were parceled out in an effort by the government to encourage dissolution and assimilation of both lands and culture, the Osage negotiated to maintain the mineral rights for their corner of Oklahoma, creating a kind of “underground reservation.” It proved a savvy move; soon countless oil rigs punctured the dusty landscape, making the Osage very rich. And that’s when they started dying.
The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning. The relatively new FBI took up the case. It was one of the organization’s first major homicide investigations and the bureau badly bungled the case. In desperation, the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only American Indian agents in the bureau. The agents infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
This book is the paperback- Large Print Version.
Item Special Note
Winning bidder will pay for shipping of this book outside of the Seattle area.
Donated By:
Marjorie Ryan Circle
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