The Untouchables (1957 book)
- The Untouchables (1957 book)
"The Untouchables" is an autobiographical memoir by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, published in 1957. The book deals with the experiences of Eliot Ness, a Federal Agent in the Bureau of Prohibition, as he fights 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.
The main part of the book is written in first-person anecdotal style, as if directly from Ness's reminisces; a foreword and afterword by Fraley provide historical context. In fact, Fraley did most of the work of writing the book, although Ness approved the final version of the text shortly before his death.
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