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Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
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Description
The discovery of oil in Oklahoma in the 1920's resulted in wealth for many Native Americans, and spurred a vicious campaign of fraud, intimidation, and murder by white businessmen, lawmen, henchmen, etc. ; this book presents a vivid look at a part of this great American tragedy
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In broad outline it sounds like a fairy tale: the daughter of a full-blooded Oklahoma Osage Indian and a determined Scots-Irish mother, Maria became one of the world's legendary performers before her twenty-third birthday. Hers is a story of passion and commitment, an unvarnished memoir that trembles with the joys and rigors of a dancer's life - a woman who, like Colette, Coco Chanel, or Maria Callas, understood that a committed talent could transform...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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'Killers of the Flower Moon' Read-Alikes
Edgar Award Winners
Native American Heritage Month Nonfiction
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Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For those seeking a true family story of the Osage Reign of Terror portrayed in Killers of the Flower Moon Journalist Dennis McAuliffe Jr. grew up believing that his Osage Indian grandmother, Sybil Bolton, had died an early death in 1925 from kidney disease. It was only by chance that he learned the real cause was a gunshot wound, and that her murder may well have been engineered by his own grandfather. As McAuliffe peeled away layers of suppressed...
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Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series. When she was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian in order to succeed as a professional ballerina, Maria Tallchief refused and worked hard to become America’s first Native American prima ballerina."--
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
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Description
Presents an account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered a chilling conspiracy.
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This informative and inspiring picture book by acclaimed author Kim Rogers (Wichita), with striking artwork by debut illustrator Bobby Von Martin (Choctaw), celebrates the achievements of Clarence Tinker, a member of the Osage Nation who became the first Native American major general. Clarence Tinker always knew that he wanted to do something extraordinary. Something adventurous. Something that made a difference in the world. But as a member of the...
13) Killers of the flower moon: Adapted for young readers: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
"This essential book introduces young readers to the Reign of Terror against the Osage people--one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes"--
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