{"product_id":"the-hellhound-of-wall-street-how-ferdinand-pecoras-investigation-of-the-great-crash-forever-changed-american-finance-9780143120032","title":"The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora's Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Ferdinand Pecora's famous 10-day investigation into the secrets of Wall Street in 1933 makes a superb story...It has an ideal storyteller in Michael Perino.\" -\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting courtroom drama with remarkable contemporary relevance, \u003ci\u003eThe Hellhound of Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a crucial turning point in American financial history: the 1933 hearings that put Wall Street on trial for the Great Crash. Michael Perino recreates the ten dramatic days when Ferdinand Pecora, a Sicilian immigrant turned Senate investigator, cross-examined the officers of National City Bank (today's Citigroup), particularly its chairman, Charles Mitchell, one of the best-known bankers of his day. Pecora's rigorous questioning exposed City Bank's shocking financial abuses, revelations that galvanized public opinion and led directly to the New Deal's landmark economic reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Perino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143120032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Perino\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean George W. Matheson Professor of Law at St. John's University Law School. He is a former Wall Street litigator and has appeared on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Bill Moyer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNBC. He lives in New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45149066887283,"sku":"9780143120032","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ec828432-7b4e-4cbc-b21e-93a9c0fd7ea3.jpg?v=1783017160","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-hellhound-of-wall-street-how-ferdinand-pecoras-investigation-of-the-great-crash-forever-changed-american-finance-9780143120032","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}