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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.
1920s Oklahoma. The richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma after oil was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began...
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Go Reader
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[2022]
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English
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In the 1920s, members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma were among the richest people in the world because of oil found beneath their land. They rode in chauffeured cars, built mansions, and hired white servants. Then, one by one, the Osage beganto die under suspicious circumstances. In a series of crimes that expose the deep and deadly racism against Native Americans, the family of one woman, Millie Burkhart, became a prime target. As the Wild West...