Book for Reading Killers of the Flower Moon Book by David Grann
Killers of the Flower Moon a book turned into a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma were among the wealthiest people in the world, per capita. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage drove chauffeur-driven automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
One by one, the Osage were killed. The family of Molly Burkhart, an Osage woman, was a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. More Osage died under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the murders were murdered.
As the death toll mounted, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, tapped former Texas Ranger Tom White to help solve the mystery. White assembled an undercover team, including Native American agents who had infiltrated the area and, along with the Osage tribe, began to uncover one of the most terrifying conspiracies in American history.
Excerpt from Killers of the Flower Moon Book
For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression.
Book to Read Killers of the Flower Moon Story by David Grann