--- product_id: 321453800 title: "The Devil's Half Mile Paperback – 5 July 2018" brand: "paddy hirsch" price: "€ 16.82" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/321453800-the-devils-half-mile-paperback-5-july-2018 store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # The Devil's Half Mile Paperback – 5 July 2018 **Brand:** paddy hirsch **Price:** € 16.82 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Devil's Half Mile Paperback – 5 July 2018 by paddy hirsch - **How much does it cost?** € 16.82 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/321453800-the-devils-half-mile-paperback-5-july-2018) ## Best For - paddy hirsch enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted paddy hirsch brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Devil's Half Mile Paperback – 5 July 2018 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91o6VcVEsSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Devils half mile *by A***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2024* Thought this book would be interesting it found it hard to get into. Will try again soon ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Historical Fiction *by S***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2018* Paddy Hirsch tells the story of the first US financial crisis on Wall Street, aka the Devil's Half Mile, the Panic of 1792 and its aftermath which eventually led to the establishment of securities trading rules and the creation of the New York Stock Exchange Board in 1817. New York feels like a small town in 1799, when Justice 'Justy' Flanagan returns from Ireland, earning a law degree there, fighting in the Irish Rebellion, and becoming acquainted with policing in Paris and London. There are tensions and conflict at the Port between the Irish, regarded as the lowest in the social order with few opportunities, and the more recently freed black slaves, seen as willing to work for less and threatening Irish jobs. Young black women are being murdered, marked by cuts on their faces. There is no actual police force in a lawless city, populated by gangs, led by hard, feared, ruthless men such as Ignatius Flanagan, The Bull, Justy's uncle, whose reputation plays an important role in ensuring that anyone thinks twice before harming Justy. Jacob Hays is the Mayor's Marshall investigating the deaths of the black women, the first steps to the later establishment of the New York police.Justy's father was assumed to have committed suicide after supposedly hanging himself, after participating by raising the wind, finding new investors, in a fraud scheme concocted by William Duer, who was imprisoned, albeit in luxury, and is now dead. Justy discovered his father's body and after acquiring knowledge on policing in Europe, he is now sure that his father was murdered. He is not going to rest until he gets to the bottom of what happened to him. He is looking for the names of the men involved with Duer in the fraud that led to the 1792 Panic on Wall Street. Unfortunately, people who can help throw a light on the affair keep dying on him. With the help of his best friend, Lars Hokkanssen, Justy is forced to fight for his life as he gets closer to the truth of how his father died, revealing a sea of filth, fraud, slavery and prostitution operating in the hallowed Wall Street. Even worse, it appears there are plans in the present that threaten another harrowing threat on the Devil's Half Mile that endangers the economic future of the US.Hirsch writes a blend of fact and fiction with some real life figures in this historical murder mystery in the era of slavery and the amoral attempts to continue to profit from this abominable trade. Justy's quest to find his father's murderer gives us a picture of this period of New York's history with the author's rich descriptions. Wall Street has continued to be a source of numerous financial scandals right up to the present, a reminder that it is usually the ordinary people who pay the price, rarely the perpetrators. This is an informative and entertaining read of a fascinating period of US history that I recommend. I should warn readers that the author uses many Irish words in the narrative. Many thanks to Atlantic Books for an ARC. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars difficult to read and follow *by M***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2022* Found that the author jumped from one instance to another quickly and this was made it dificult to folllow due his use of Irish American jargon. 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