Puzo was Neapolitan? That's surprising. When he talked about Sinatra confronting him he mocked Sinatra for being "northern" (which is kind off base considering Sinatra's father was Sicilian). Anyhow, he said something about he he was surprised to see a northern Italian be so masculine and aggressive. Also in his writing he always seemed to lionize and romanticize Sicilian culture.
"...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
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