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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago.He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility.
The Untouchables is an autobiographical memoir by Eliot Ness co-written with Oscar Fraley, published in 1957. [1] The book deals with the experiences of Ness, who was a federal agent in the Bureau of Prohibition, as he fought crime in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their incorruptibility, nicknamed The Untouchables.
By 1957, Fraley had written most of the proofs for the manuscript of the book. Ness read these proofs shortly before his own death that same year, and the book was released a month after Ness's death. [5] The Untouchables sold 1.5 million copies and served as the basis for the television series and movie of the same name. [1]
The book focuses on historical figures considered to be badass: having exceptional toughness, aggressiveness, battle skills and/or resilience, and have a significant achievement or impact on history. Thompson has stated in an interview that he intended to convey history in the language of youth, so that they feel like "reading something [they ...
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series continues with discussions about Eliot Ness, the Torso Murderer and Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.
The Untouchables, a 1957 autobiography by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley; The Untouchable, a 1997 roman à clef by John Banville; The Untouchables: Who Were They? And Why they Became Untouchables, a 1948 history book by B. R. Ambedkar
Eliot Ness around 1933 The Untouchables were special agents, also known as "dry agents," of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition led by Eliot Ness , who, from 1930 to 1932, worked to end Al Capone 's illegal activities by aggressively enforcing Prohibition laws against his organization.
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America's Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology. New York: HarperCollins, 2020. ISBN 978-1094168951; Cooke, John (1993). Torso. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 9780747241935. Paperback. Nickel, Steven (1989).