Sub-title - The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
This book was recommended to me by a newsman who found it a compelling read and I agree.
The Osage Indians were given reservation land in Oklahoma which later was found to have huge oil reserves underground. The tribe had wisely preserved their rights to the oil and for a period of time in ?? were some of the richest people in America. All that wealth brought out the worst in fortune seekers. White men came to Oklahoma to marry tribal members and a plot unfolds in the story on how they resorted to murder to claim riches.
It is also the story of the beginning of the FBI and the men who pursued the criminals. Great read.
Published: 2017 Read: October 2018 Genre: History
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