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ZOOM - Just the Facts: the Nonfiction Only Book Club - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
This month we will discuss: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
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 mysterious circumstances. In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood. Based on years of research and startling new evidence, the book is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, as each step in the investigation reveals a series of sinister secrets and reversals. But more than that, it is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward American Indians that allowed the murderers to operate with impunity for so long.
Please feel free to join us. We ask that you read at least 200 pages of the book if you wish to participate in the discussion.
Questions or Zoom info? Contact Kate Cannarozzi, (201) 343-4169, kathryn.cannarozzi@hackensack.bccls.org
- Date:
- Saturday, March 27, 2021
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Hackensack - Zoom
- BCCLS Library:
- Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Adult Events Book Club
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- 274 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ - 201-343-4169
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