JOE THE BOSS - GIUSEPPE MARANZANO

Today we think of the "mafia" as a synonym for organized crime, in reality at the beginning the American mafia was not that organized. In the early 1900s it was poorly structured. The symptom of this lack of organization was the brutal wars between the minor gangs waged against each other for domination over the various rackets. The gangs formed by the Italians compared to those of the Jews and Irish were much better organized and the components disciplined, ruthless and efficient, especially at times when wars were unleashed over the disputes over territories and customers. The survival of individual criminals required courage, cruelty and a lot of luck. Joe Masseria was one of the few organized crime leaders who embodied these qualities.

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