Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

Our May pick for nonfiction is Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. The US has not always been forthcoming with the negative treatment wrought on the indigenous people. This book is a good example of a tribe who experienced good fortune due to the gifts of their own land, only to have others come in and rip away their natural blessings. The book has been nominated for and won multiple awards, but remember that its content is not for the faint of heart.

From GR: In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian 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, they began to be killed off. One Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, watched as her family was murdered. Her older sister was shot. Her mother was then slowly poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances.

Be cautious when obtaining this book. There is an edition adapted for young readers that expectedly differs from the original adult nonfiction publication.

Has anyone else been reading this? It's being made into a movie directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brendan Fraser, Robert de Niro, John Lithgow, Barry Corbin, Jack White and Tantoo Cardinal.

I read this book in 2017 and highly recommend it! I’m glad it’s coming out in a movie since it’s a story that more people to know. I’m definitely planning to see it. The story is shocking and an ugly part of US history relating to the treatment of our Native American population.

I listened to this book a year or two ago and was surprised at the cruelty wrought upon the native population. It's an important part of the US history.