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Pages Through the Ages: 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

September 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Cover art of Killers of the Flower Moon book

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, which was a National Book Award finalist. This is your chance to read the book before it becomes a major motion picture!

Related: David Grann on 'The Wager' live at The Westport Library, June 22

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. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.

As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Copies of the books are available at The Westport Library patron service desk or electronically.

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Date:
September 13, 2023
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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
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Room 216, McCall Room,The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880 United States
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