The Godfather | Historical Context
Organized Crime
Mario Puzo has said that he wrote The Godfather as a compendium of tales about criminals that he heard while growing up in Hell's Kitchen, an Italian section of New York City, along with information that he gleaned from research. Fans of the book often try to guess which real-life incidents served as Puzo's inspirations, but in fact much imagination has gone into transmuting history into fiction.
Like Vito Corleone, many of the most powerful figures in American organized crime at the middle of the twentieth century had made their fortunes during...
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