{"product_id":"killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-osage-murders-and-the-birth-of-the-fbi-9781524755935","title":"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI","description":"\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Disturbing and riveting...It will sear your soul.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eDave Eggers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHELF AWARENESS'S BEST BOOK OF 2017 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR's Maureen Corrigan\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR's \"On Point,\"\u003ci\u003e Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub's \u003c\/i\u003e\"Ultimate Best Books\u003ci\u003e,\" Library Journal, Paste, Kirkus, \u003c\/i\u003e Slate.com\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book Browse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer David Grann, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of Z, \u003c\/i\u003e a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e In this last remnant of the Wild West--where oilmen like J. P. Getty made their fortunes and where desperadoes like Al Spencer, the \"Phantom Terror,\" roamed--many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll climbed to more than twenty-four, the 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. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood. Based on years of research and startling new evidence, the book is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, as each step in the investigation reveals a series of sinister secrets and reversals. But more than that, it is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward American Indians that allowed the murderers to operate with impunity for so long. \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is utterly compelling, but also emotionally devastating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524755935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e190493 \/ Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Grann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656525934748,"sku":"9781524755935","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8006d7ee-4f83-4b5d-9fab-4d33876d6379.jpg?v=1603888372","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-osage-murders-and-the-birth-of-the-fbi-9781524755935","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}