Killers of the Flower Moon
Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI
$20.75
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2023
Summary
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they 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. As the death toll climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation. In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398513341 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398513342 |
| Author: | David Grann |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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David Grann
David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written about everything from New York City’s antiquated water tunnels to the hunt for the giant squid. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the New Republic. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.
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