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"Once oil was found on the Osage Indian Nation's territory in the late 19th century, the Osage became "the wealthiest people per capita in the world," a distinction that attracted cunning and greed along with the riches. Grann shares the grisly det..."
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"There's poison, murder, betrayal, fakery, cover-up around the Reign of Terror in the Osage black gold, the extraction industries, the financiers and the government. It's not a novel, but a brilliant committed piece of investigative journalism, al..."
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"I can't believe this story..from cover to cover it was just incredible..I have not seen the movie but can imagine how Scorsese portrayed the storyline as a Director...it is unfathomable how such a 'Reign of terror' was allowed..and continued once ..."
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"An incredible examination of the murders of the Osage Nation in the 1920s and the many, many, many unsolved cases explored by journalist David Grann. It's no secret that this country has treated Native Americans terribly and the erasure of these m..."
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"A riveting investigation into the horrific mass murder of many members of the Osage Indian Nation of Oklahoma in the 1920s. Incredibly well-researched, this is a shocking story of greed, racism and conspiracy that reads like a thriller...except it..."
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