KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON - DAVID GRANN

This is one of those hard to read and accept the truth of American History.
I knew nothing about the Osage Nation.
This is the story of the investigation into murders that until Hoover involved himself and his men.
"We, indians cannot get our rights in these courts and I have no chance at all of saving this land for my children" - Widow of Joe Bates, Osage Nation, 1921.
David Grann tells this incredible story through the wide periphery of Mollie Burkhart and her family members.
Mollie was an Osage woman married to a white man, Ernest Burkhart.
It is through Mollie that we come to know the brutal crimes committed against her and her family and others living in this town.
The photographs of Mollie, her mother and her sisters will breathe life into this story.
As you turn the pages, you are caught by the hard core truth that awaits you.
It took years and years before a case could be brought before the court system.
An incredible book about a time in the American History.
I'm so glad that I read it.
There is only one indispensable thing in the world and that is the truth.
Sometimes the truth is ugly, unbearable, and heartbreaking.
That is the truth that we need to understand the most.
A highly recommended read!