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Author
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
"In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage 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. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning,...
2) Black gold
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When oil is found on the Osage Indian reservation, and every Osage owns a share of the royalties. Soon Osage tribal members are being murdered for their oil royalties, while a corrupt sheriff looks the other way. Special Agent Frank Gordon is sent undercover to discover who has already committed murder and will kill again.
3) The Osage
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Osage Indians.
4) The Osage
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An overview of the past and present lives of the Osage Indians, including a description of their family life, government, the I'n-Lon-Schka ceremonial dances, and the impact of the discovery of oil on the Osage reservation.
7) Killers of the flower moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI : adapted for young readers
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
xii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The Reign of Terror against the Osage people was one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. As the Wild West was dying, someone was killing members of the Osage nation who had gotten rich off the oil under their land. Investigators who tried to uncover the truth were disappearing, but still J. Edgar Hoover asked a former Texas Ranger to work with the Osage to unravel the mystery.
1920s Oklahoma. The richest people per capita in the world...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
NC 1170L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
9) Osage dawn
Author
Publisher
Galway Press, an imprint of Oghma Creative Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the northern Arkansas border of 1804, an Osage warrior and a young trapper pit wits and strength in a deadly battle only one can win. When Matt Crane left home to travel the far western lands, he didn't intend to be gone long. Four years later he returns to find his family dead, his hometown destroyed, and his sweetheart taken captive by Quick Killer, a vicious renegade Osage warrior with a score to settle. Kidnapping the woman Matt loves is only...
Author
Series
American exploration and travel volume 81
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xiii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1827 six Osage people--four men and two women--traveled to Europe escorted by three Americans. Their visit was big news in France, where three short publications about the travelers appeared almost immediately. Virtually lost since the 1830s, all three accounts are gathered, translated, and annotated here for the first time in English. Among the earliest writings devoted to Osage history and culture, these works provide unique insights into Osage...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2013.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (206 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on David Grann's broadly lauded best-selling book, "Killers of the Flower Moon" is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biographical picture book about Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation, who endured abuse growing up at the hands of a boarding school and went on to serve in the United States Air Force in World War II"--
16) Book Club Discussion Kit: Killers of the Flower Moon : The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 kit in a cloth bag ; (40 x 49 cm) + 1 folder
Language
English
Description
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.