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11/02/2017 12:01 AM

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann


The Reign of Terror in 1921 wasn’t in France, but in the United States! The Osage Indians in Oklahoma were settled on oil fields and became ultra wealthy, yet ultra vulnerable. Oil magnates like J.P. Getty and others not only exploited them, but also murdered them to gain control. Even the government managed them, by assigning white guardians to control their money. Finally in 1925, the newly reorganized FBI under Hoover investigated the murders and conspiracy among the whites. This is a thoroughly researched non-fiction work, one that reads like fiction. Readers won’t be disappointed!

Ree, Harbor Books, Old Saybrook