Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
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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. You’d think the Osage Indian Reservation murders would
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Manufacturer: Doubleday
Release date: 18 April 2017
ISBN-10 : 0385534248 | ISBN-13: 9780385534246
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Release date: 18 April 2017
ISBN-10 : 0385534248 | ISBN-13: 9780385534246
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