The Hellhound of Wall Street

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. -Financial TimesA riveting courtroom drama with remarkable contemporary relevance The Hellhound of Wall Street 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.