ELIOT NESS The Real Story

Softcover. SIGNED. The product of 3yrs of research, the author separates the man from the myth. This book traces the life of Eliot Ness from his childhood in a Scandinavian suburb of Chicago through his service as a Federal Prohibition Agent in the Windy City. Ness's raids on the breweries of Al Capone, glorified in Hollywood accounts, are reported as they actually occurred. Ness later served as Public Safety Director in Cleveland, employing many of the same bold crimefighting techniques he had used in Chicago, as he attacked organised crime and police corruption. He went on to a fascinating, albeit disappointing, business career. Eliot Ness died in 1957, never knowing that the rough manuscript he had written, "The Untouchables," would form the foundation of a legend that still captivates audiences today. Illus. + Sources and Epilogue. 227pp. trade size softcover. FLAT SIGNED BY PAUL W. HEIMEL. Vg+