Originally Posted By: tenpin477


As to the second part, any good books out there dealing with Joe Masseria?


There is no ONE book on Masseria, I´m afraid. But there are small snippets of info on Masseria in various books, for example "Five Families" by Selwyn Raab, "American Mafia" by Thomas Reppetto, "The First Family" by Mike Dash, "Lucky Luciano" by Tim Newark, "Gangster City" by Patrick Downey and "The Origin of Organized Crime in America" by David Critchley (to name just a few).
Basically, look for books about the early NY Mafia. If Masseria (who played an integral part in the éarly days) is not mentioned in any book covering the early NY Mafia, then maybe the book is not worth buying.


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