History of the American Mafia through the eyes of the federal agents – American section of the Mafia Monograph

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https://doi.org/10.18778/2080-8313.26.11

Keywords:

Federal Bureau of Investigation, the American Mafia, organized crime, law enforcement, the Mafia Monograph

Abstract

The article presents a translation and analysis of some selected parts of a document created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation detailing the history of the growth of the Mafia in the United States. It aims to present a perspective of federal agents and to compare it with the sources that are available to us today.

Author Biography

Bartosz Kaczmarek, University of Wroclaw

Mgr Bartosz Kaczmarek – absolwent Wydziału Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, specjalności amerykanistyka oraz archiwistyka. Obecnie doktorant w Kolegium Historii Szkoły Doktorskiej Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego.

Zainteresowania badawcze: historia przestępczości zorganizowanej (zwłaszcza zaś mafii włoskiej i amerykańskiej) oraz obraz Wielkiej Wojny w listach żołnierzy jej uczestników.

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Kaczmarek, B. (2023). History of the American Mafia through the eyes of the federal agents – American section of the Mafia Monograph. Studia Z Historii Społeczno-Gospodarczej XIX I XX Wieku, 26, 233–256. https://doi.org/10.18778/2080-8313.26.11

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