Entry 38 · Book chapter 39
January 5 1944
Lewis takes charge of security for several nearby towns, unknowingly located deep in Camorra territory, and finds poverty behind their picturesque exteriors.
Reflections
The historical roots of the Zona di Camorra's poverty
Taking charge of security in the Camorra-controlled towns north of Naples, Lewis notes the great fertility of the land was extracted for centuries to build Naples's ducal palaces, leaving the peasants who worked it in conditions close to slavery.
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