5/21/2023 0 Comments The Eighth Hill by Marek Z. Turner![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Osage writer John Joseph Mathews observed that the galaxy of petals makes it look as if the “gods had left confetti.” In May, when coyotes howl beneath an unnervingly large moon, taller plants, such as spiderworts and black-eyed Susans, begin to creep over the tinier blooms, stealing their light and water. There are Johnny-jump-ups and spring beauties and little bluets. In April, millions of tiny flowers spread over the blackjack hills and vast prairies in the Osage territory of Oklahoma. This exclusive excerpt, the book's first chapter, introduces the Osage woman and her family who became prime targets of the conspiracy. In his new book, “ Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.,” which is being published by Doubleday, in April, he shows that the breadth of the killings was far greater than the Bureau ever exposed. David Grann, a staff writer at the magazine, has spent nearly half a decade researching this submerged and sinister history. ![]()
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