A shocking true crime narrative from the author of The Lost City of Z. This award-winning book dives deep into the murders of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma. They were wealthy because of the oil on their land, but the prejudices of the law meant that white men in the community had guardianship over the money as the Indian people were not thought capable of managing it. In the 1920s, a series of murders and suspicious deaths of Osage and those who advocated for them drew in the early FBI who were after not only justice, but to prove themselves. What follows is a tale of conspiracies, deceit, violence, racism, misogyny and sheer greed. Each chapter had more terrible revelations. The darkest twist is saved until near the end. It’s a very impressive book which uses a huge amount of research, including talking to descendants of the victims. The author says that this dreadful part of history was generally forgotten about by the world. Now with this book, no one will forget.
Published by Doubleday, 2017.
On my TBR–thanks!
It’s a very sobering read but well-written and important.