Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

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Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - Paperback

Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - Paperback

by David Grann
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Book Overview

by David Grann (Author)

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people.

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.

As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection to bring an end to the deadly crime spree. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

In this youngification of the adult bestseller, critically acclaimed author David Grann revisits the gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. It is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to continue for so long and provides essential information for young readers about a shameful period in U.S. history.

Author Biography

David Grann is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, which was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other publications and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He is also the author of The Devil and Sherlock Holmes and Killers of the Flower Moon. His work has garnered several honors for outstanding journalism, including a George Polk Award.

Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: November 08, 2022
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Adapted for Young Readers)
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 8.1
Point Value: 11
ISBN9780593377376
Author David Grann
PublisherYearling Books
GenreChildren and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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DAVID GRANN is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was a finalist for The National Book Award and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of THE WHITE DARKNESS and the collection THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES. Grann's storytelling has garnered several honors, including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in New York.

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