Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
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Author
Published
New York : Doubleday, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780385534246, 0385534248
Physical Desc
x, 338 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Lexile measure
1160L
Rating
1160L
Status
Le Sueur Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385534246, 0385534248
Lexile measure
1160
Notes
General Note
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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. 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 suspicious circumstances. In this last remnant of the Wild Westwhere oilmen like J. P. Getty made their fortunes and where desperadoes like Al Spencer, the {28}Phantom Terror,
Target Audience
1160L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.8,14,190493.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grann, D. (2017). Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grann, David. 2017. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. New York: Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI New York: Doubleday, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI First edition., Doubleday, 2017.
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