The Federal Investigators ** SIGNED, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING **

SIGNED and inscribed by author to Wallace Janssen (**see connection below), FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Glossy sky blue cloth boards with white writing on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free with a few light indentations. Spine is flat and square. Light rubbing at spine tips. Most corners with tiny bumps. Previous owner gift inscription on ffep. No underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, no remainder marks. Pages are clean, relatively crisp and bright. DUST JACKET price-clipped. Shows some rubbing on corners and edges of jacket, a couple tiny nicks on corner edges, very faint shelf wear. No major tears, heavy creases or fading. Overall bright, clean and attractive. Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. **Miriam Ottenberg was a groundbreaking American investigative journalist and the first female news reporter for The Washington Star to win a Pulitzer Prize (awarded in 1960 for exposing corrupt used-car dealers).The Connection: In 1962, drawing from her extensive experience covering national crime, subversion, and corruption, she authored a widely praised book titled The Federal Investigators. The book provided an inside look at how various U.S. federal agencies protect the public, spanning the FBI, the Narcotics Bureau, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). **Wallace F. Janssen was a highly influential writer, editor, and the definitive historian for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The Connection: Janssen joined the FDA in 1951 as the assistant to the commissioner for public information and spent decades documenting the evolution of consumer protection laws. Because the FDA's regulatory inspectors and chemists act as "federal investigators" tracking down adulterated foods, unsafe cosmetics, and dangerous patent medicines, Janssen's historical archives and contemporary public updates heavily detailed the real-world enforcement cases that journalists like Ottenberg covered. Short synopsis The true, untold stories of the United States federal agents who protect and defend our lives against the gangsters, spies and traitors who would corrupt, cripple or destroy America and its constitutional guarantees. Synopsis The Federal Investigators is a nonfiction account detailing how a wide range of U.S. federal agencies—far beyond just the FBI—work to protect the public and enforce the law. Miriam Ottenberg structures the book as a series of chapter‑length case studies, each highlighting a different agency’s responsibilities, methods, and memorable investigations. She covers dramatic episodes such as the FBI’s historic battles with gangsters and spies, State Department security officers tracking diplomatic threats, and Army Criminal Investigation Division agents pursuing black marketeers. Other chapters describe Navy intelligence solving a murder in Japan, narcotics agents fighting drug trafficking, and Coast Guard personnel capturing Nazi saboteurs who landed on U.S. beaches in 1942. Ottenberg emphasizes both the human stories and the organizational complexity behind federal investigative work, illustrating how dozens of agencies collectively shoulder the enormous regulatory and protective burden of a modern nation.…