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The Last Untouchable Speaks,
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This review is from: The Last of the Untouchables (Mass Market Paperback)
Paul Robsky and Oscar Fraley's "The Last of the Untouchables" was re-released in the wake of the 'Prohibition mania' that greeted the 1987 De Palma movie starring Kevin Costner and Robert DeNiro. The original version came out in 1962.
Paul Robsky, who had been an aerial photographer in France during WW I and spent a hazardous year as a dry agent in the 'Moonshine Mountains' of South Carolina, was one of the first men to join Ness' elite squad of Prohibition enforcement officers. A lot of the wild exploits that he recounted to his co-author were probably exaggerated to ensure that the book would appeal to fans of the black and white "Untouchables" TV series starring Robert Stack. But once the reader acknowledges that concession to the publicity racket, "The Last of the Untouchables" can be enjoyed as an insider's look at a colorful and dangerous era. As the last member of Ness' squad to leave Chicago, Robsky witnessed every phase of the assault on Al Capone's bootlegging operation, and provides an interesting summary of the aftermath |
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The Last of the Untouchables (Popular Library G-569) by Oscar Fraley (Unknown Binding)
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