Joseph Bonanno, nicknamed "Joe Bananas" from a newspaper typo of the time, was a nickname he hated because it gave the idea that he was crazy. Bonanno was one of the most important Italian-American mobsters, the head of a powerful family of the New York underworld, known to this day as the Bonanno family.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support).
