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Killers of the flower moon [Young adult edition] the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI

The Reign of Terror against the Osage people was one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. As the Wild West was dying, someone was killing members of the Osage nation who had gotten rich off the oil under their land. Investigators who tried to uncover the truth were disappearing, but still...

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Main Author: Grann, David (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Osage Indians > Crimes against > Case studies > Young adult nonfiction.
Murder > Oklahoma > Osage County > Case studies > Young adult nonfiction.
Homicide investigation > Oklahoma > Osage County > Case studies > Young adult nonfiction.
Osage County (Okla.) > History > 20th century > Young adult nonfiction.
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Summary:The Reign of Terror against the Osage people was one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. As the Wild West was dying, someone was killing members of the Osage nation who had gotten rich off the oil under their land. Investigators who tried to uncover the truth were disappearing, but still J. Edgar Hoover asked a former Texas Ranger to work with the Osage to unravel the mystery.
Item Description:"Adapted for young readers."
"Originally published by Doubleday Publishing, New York City, in 2017."
Physical Description:xii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Audience:Ages 10 & up
Grades 7-9
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-307) and index.
ISBN:9780593377376
0593377370
9780593377345
0593377346
9780593377352
0593377354
Author Notes:David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He graduated from Connecticut College in 1989, and earned a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a master's degree from Boston College in creative writing. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic. His stories have been published in numerous anthologies of American writing. His books include The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon which won the Indies Choice award for the best nonfiction book of 2009, and Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.

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