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This book is a labor of love to honor and remember my grandmother Abbie. She was a wonderful cook who passed down to me a notebook full of her handwritten recipes. I have many…

A two-time refugee from his Slovak homeland—in 1939 from the Nazis and in 1949 from the Communists—John Palka has retained his love for Slovakia and his fluency in the Slovak…

Inventory of St. Wenceslaus and Czech National Cemeteries in New Prague, Minnesota. Prepared by: New Prague Area Historical Society Germanic Genealogy Society Czechoslovak…

Originally published in the Czech language in 1900 in Chicago, Illinois, this book documents and describes the early Czech and Slovak Protestant U.S. congregations. Reverend Jan…

This book of abstractions and translations of stories by Czech pioneer residents of Minnesota is from the periodical Hospodar (The Farmer), covering the years of 1906 to 1930 (…

This book came by way of inspiration to author Patricia Martin, who, following a trip to the Czech and Slovak Republics, considered a collection of biographies about historically…

Culture, history, language, and indeed the living memory of a nation fuse in Jiří Hájíček’s Rustic Baroque and in the additional stories included in this unique volume.

This book looks at Slovak American history, folk arts, and the favorite Slovak recipes of the author’s family. Also included are sections on famous Slovaks, kroj folk attire,…

Slovakia: The Heart of Europe is a lavishly illustrated introduction to a people and culture rich in spirit and history. Located in the geographical center of Europe, the Slovak…

An engaging pictorial history of the Slovak community in Chicagoland, documenting their journeys and struggles through rare and vintage images.

The story of these immigrants to northeastern Ohio and their role in the development of the Mahoning Valley is told through rare and vintage images.

Učebnice čtení starých textů The aim of the textbook is to give a helping hand to the folklor scholars who have come to the conclusion that without the ability to read old texts…

While similar to the cuisines of Russia, Hungary and Poland, Czech cooking is uniquely appealing, practical and elegant. This edition includes 240 easy-to-prepare recipes,…

In Czechoslovakia, a country known for fine cooks, a copy of Varime Zdrave Chutne a Hospodarne graces nearly every kitchen. Now this best-selling Czechoslovak cookbook has been…

There was more to World War I than the Western Front. This history juxtaposes the experiences of a monarch and a peasant on the Eastern Front. Franz Josef I, emperor of Austria-…

Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk becomes the Austro-Hungarian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling…