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I am glad I read this for the historical aspect alone.
Through reading this book you will easily see how the Mafia got started but also how the Mafia itself grew in power and became another corrupt government, so that the poor peasants of Italy had not one but two masters to answer too. The book details how Italy throughout history was conquered, ill treated and terribly governed by the corrupt.
TheSicilian MarioPuzo TheGodfather Sicily Sicilian MichaelCorelone DonCorleone mob mafia bookworm. I always wondered how such an organization ever got started and this book explains in detail how and why. The Sicilian by Mario Puzo (The Godfather Book 2) via Etsy Michael Corleones fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano.
It is also a history of Italy, Sicily and the Mafia. The main story is about a bandit Salvatore Guiliano who attempts to be a 1940's Robin Hood. Sometimes referred as the second in a series by Puzo on the Corleone family, this is really more of a side story.