The hellhound of Wall Street : how Ferdinand Pecora's investigation of the Great Crash forever changed American finance

by Michael A. Perino

Paperback, 2010

Call number

330.973/0916

Genres

Collection

Contained within Mason Gaffney's Personal Library

Publication

New York : Penguin Press, 2010.

Description

A gripping account of the underdog Senate lawyer who unmasked the financial wrongdoing that led to the Crash of 1929 and forever changed the relationship between Washington and Wall Street.

Subjects

Financial crises United States History
Pecora, Ferdinand, 1882-1971
Stock Market Crash, 1929
Stock exchanges United States History

Awards

Spear's Book Award

DDC/MDS

330.973/0916

Physical description

viii, 341 p.; 25 cm

ISBN

0143120034 / 9780143120032

Language

English

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