Killers of the Flower Moon: Osage Murders & FBI by David Grann | Book Club

Full Title: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Suggested by: Miriam K.
Pages to read: 287
ISBN: 9780385534246 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What are the Killers of the Flower Moon?
•Who are the Osage?
•Why did the Osage Tribe need to move?
•What was the value of the land in Oklahoma that the Osage resided?
•How did the Osage allocate oil income?
•Where were the Osage assigned guardians for their finances?
•How did the guardians manage their wards’ finances?
•What did people think of the police?
•What was the role of the private detective agencies?
•What was the effect of Prohibition?
•What happened to the buffalo?
•How did the people of Osage receive their names?
•What was the Osage Reign of Terror?
•What was the FBI formerly known as?
•How did Hoover lead the FBI?
•How did the Osage investigations proceed?
•What were the racial implications of the investigation and trial?
•What happened to the Osage after the oil revenue stopped?
•Who was Ann?
•Who was Mollie?
•Who were the Shoun brothers?
•Who was Hale?
•What was White?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.