"Absolutely riveting! Michael Perino's account of the 1933 Pecora
hearings-the sensational revelations of shady business practices at
the highest levels on Wall Street-is a page-turner. No one can read
about the many excesses of Wall Street in the 1920s without being
struck with the similarities to today and wondering why we have
allowed history to repeat itself."
-Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance "
"A brilliant and compelling account of how Ferdinand Pecora figured
out - and exposed in nauseating detail - the malpractice of Wall
Street. As we struggle to confront our modern financial demons, we
should all pause to read and reflect on Michael Perino's
account."
-Simon Johnson, co-author of "13 Bankers"
"Excellent."
-Forbes.com
"A thorough, well-written history that shows how the past can be
prologue."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Hats off to Michael Perino. "The Hellhound of Wall Street" is an
excellent account of the Pecora hearings that should be read by
everyone interested in financial reform. At the same time, it is a
penetrating Wall Street morality tale that should evoke a strong
sense of dTja vu in its readers."
-Charles Geisst, author of "Collateral Damaged" and "Wall Street: A
History"
"It has taken another economic melt-down to restore public
recognition of Ferdinand Pecora as the most effective investigator
of financial wrongdoing in American history. Michael Perino deftly
recreates the dark days of 1933, when that shrewd New York
prosecutor turned Senate committee counsel forced Wall Street's
biggest bankers and brokers to admit how they contributed to the
nation's slide into the Great Depression."
-Donald A. Ritchie, author of "The U.S. Congress: A Very Short
Introduction"
""The Hellhound of Wall Street" is a masterful evocation of the
politics, finance and personalities when Congress last addressed
systematic reform of our financial system."
-Joel Seligman, author of "The Transformation of Wall Street"
""The Hellhound of Wall Street" is an incisive and timely book
about a man and period in our country's history when a
presumptuous, reckless Wall Street elite, very much like the one
that's caused such ruin today, met its match. We badly need a
second Ferdinand Pecora now. Michael Perino provides brilliant
analysis, telling anecdotal material, and wears his deep erudition
easily. He has given us a vital cautionary tale from the past that
is a pure pleasure to read."
-Steve Fraser, author of "Every Man a Speculator: A History of Wall
Street in American Life"
"Absolutely riveting! Michael Perino''s account of the 1933 Pecora
hearings-the sensational revelations of shady business practices at
the highest levels on Wall Street-is a page-turner. No one can read
about the many excesses of Wall Street in the 1920s without being
struck with the similarities to today and wondering why we have
allowed history to repeat itself."
-Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance "
"A brilliant and compelling account of how Ferdinand Pecora figured
out - and exposed in nauseating detail - the malpractice of Wall
Street. As we struggle to confront our modern financial demons, we
should all pause to read and reflect on Michael Perino''s
account."
-Simon Johnson, co-author of "13 Bankers"
"Excellent."
-Forbes.com
"A thorough, well-written history that shows how the past can be
prologue."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Hats off to Michael Perino. "The Hellhound of Wall Street" is an
excellent account of the Pecora hearings that should be read by
everyone interested in financial reform. At the same time, it is a
penetrating Wall Street morality tale that should evoke a strong
sense of dTja vu in its readers."
-Charles Geisst, author of "Collateral Damaged" and "Wall Street: A
History"
"It has taken another economic melt-down to restore public
recognition of Ferdinand Pecora as the most effective investigator
of financial wrongdoing in American history. Michael Perino deftly
recreates the dark days of 1933, when that shrewd New York
prosecutor turned Senate committee counsel forced Wall Street''s
biggest bankers and brokers to admit how they contributed to the
nation''s slide into the Great Depression."
-Donald A. Ritchie, author of "The U.S. Congress: A Very Short
Introduction"
""The Hellhound of Wall Street" is a masterful evocation of the
politics, finance and personalities when Congress last addressed
systematic reform of our financial system."
-Joel Seligman, author of "Thee
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