I find the small town mobs interesting. As stated above, some of the most powerful gangsters in U.S. history were in these smaller families outside of NY and Chicago. Bufalino, Trafficante, Marcello, and Maggadino, for instance. I thought the 2nd season of Fargo was going to go further into the fictional Gerheardt family's war with the Kansas City mob (presumably the Civellas, although it's never said), but it instead stayed true to the Fargo type story line, which is probably for the best. Nonetheless, it further piqued my curiosity into the smaller, rural families.


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea