Eliot Ness: The Real Story
This is the definitive biography of the famous crimefighter, Eliot Ness.
Behind the Hollywood legend portrayed by Robert Stack and Kevin Costner is a fascinating and highly effective lawman whose courage and cunning helped the federal government bring down Scarface Al Capone in gangland Chicago.
Ness went on to enjoy a successful law enforcement career in Cleveland, ridding the city of corrupt cops and organized crime figures.
You've heard the legend; now learn the REAL STORY.
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Book details
- Author
- Paul Heimel
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Political Science › Law Enforcement
Biography & Autobiography › Lawyers & Judges - Topics
- Al Capone · organized crime · law enforcement · biography · Chicago · Cleveland · corrupt police · Prohibition era
- ISBN-13
- 9781581821390 (Paperback)9781630263218 (Hardcover)
About the author
PAUL W. HEIMEL is a nonfiction author, journalist, and former county commissioner for Potter County, Pennsylvania, with five nonfiction books to his name. His recent books include Oleana: The Ole Bull Colony, Eliot Ness: The Real Story and High Wire Angel.
Heimel has appeared as an Eliot Ness expert on television and radio programs. His work spans subjects including Eliot Ness, aerialist Angel Wallenda, and a double-murder case defended by attorney F. Lee Bailey.
Paul lives in Potter County, Pennsylvania.