Compiled by Pat Martin. One chapter in this book is called "The Music is Alive." This well-written book is filled with lively stories of Czech traditions and celebrations, along with more than 100 recipes. Sixteen pages of gorgeous color photography put the reader in the middle of a dance floor and festival. Covers sites and people in the states of Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. A must-see AND read!
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Pat Martin, author, served for many years as coordinator for the Czech Village Association festivals and events in Cedar Rapids.
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Recipes, Crafts, and Culture,
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This outstanding book covers Czechoslovaks in many states with facts and stories including Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas.Published prior to the 1993 independence and naming of the Czech and Slovak Republics, this book includes the common history, culture and traditions which united them in numerous ways. Crafts are stressed. There are how-to-do-it sections. In addition to kraslice (egg decorating), there is an article, by Anna Petrik of Caldwell, Kansas, on how to make bread dolls and an article on how to make corn husk dolls. The bread sculptures and Christmas cookies of Lester Sykora of the Czech Village, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are shown. Marj Nejdl is featured with the kraslice (painted eggs) and her lovely drawings. She is a distinguished Cedar Rapids folk artist. Kraslice artists also include Kepka Belton, Kansas; Zora DuVall, Illinois; Wash Hornick, Tennessee; and Sidonka Wadina-Lee, Wisconsin. Instructions for decorating eggs are in the book. The Bily Clocks of Spillville, Iowa are featured in an article by John Zug who visited the brothers Bily on their farm in 1932 to see their woodcarvings. Spillville's St. Wenceslaus church is shown. Special articles cover the great Midwest including the Czechs who settled on the Cherokee Run in Kansas and Oklahoma. A chapter covers Texas Czechs. The Slovaks of Pennsylvania and the Cleveland Czechoslovaks are noted in an extensive article. There are approximately 100 recipes from contributors from Czechoslovak areas and most of the recipes are not in our previous titles:The Czech Book and Czechoslovak Wit and Wisdom. Pat Martin, author, served for many years as coordinator for the Czech Village Association festivals and events in Cedar Rapids.
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My ancestry includes Bohemian and there are a plethora of items that cite Czech roots and only a few which cite Bohemian roots. Even Moravian items are more plentiful than Bohemian. This book is very informative, but, I do wish that there were more items citing Bohemian origins.
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only for america,
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I actually thought that this would be nicer, richer and more colorful book. It is interesting only for czechs in america and then only for some states. Personaly, I am not interested how czechs are doing in america, but I was hoping for more recipes, pictures, customs of czech culture.
Did not like it :(
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My Antonia, written by Willa Cather "in memory of affections old and true," is the story of a Czech woman who embodied the pioneer spirit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cedar Rapids, United States, New York, North Dakota, World War, Czech Village, American Sokol, Jan Hus, Old World, Cermak Road, Corpus Christi, Kepka Belton, Oklahoma City, Bohemian Methodist, New Jersey, Christmas Eve, Emma Novotny, Holiday Folk Fair, Iowa City, Wilber Czech Museum, Bily Clocks Museum, Jan Amos Komensky, Karlin Hall, Moravian Church, Old Salem New!
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My Antonia, written by Willa Cather "in memory of affections old and true," is the story of a Czech woman who embodied the pioneer spirit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cedar Rapids, United States, New York, North Dakota, World War, Czech Village, American Sokol, Jan Hus, Old World, Cermak Road, Corpus Christi, Kepka Belton, Oklahoma City, Bohemian Methodist, New Jersey, Christmas Eve, Emma Novotny, Holiday Folk Fair, Iowa City, Wilber Czech Museum, Bily Clocks Museum, Jan Amos Komensky, Karlin Hall, Moravian Church, Old Salem New!
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- The Bartered Bride: Vocal Score by Marian Farguhar on page 68, and page 71
- My Antonia by Willa Cather on page 1
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes 1-3 of 6 (Everyman's Library) by Edward Gibbon on page 5
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 by Edward Gibbon on page 5
- Philadelphia Eagles (NFL Today (Creative Education Hardcover)) by Loren Stanley on page 59
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