From Bohemia to America: Czechs in the United States

About the book

The little-told history of the ties between Czechia and the United States: Czech migration from Augustine Herman and the Moravians to the great 19th-century wave (Texas, Nebraska, Chicago), the Sokol movement and fraternal societies, pilsner beer and the Budweiser trademark battle, how Masaryk founded Czechoslovakia on US soil, Munich 1938 and Patton's liberation of Pilsen, the Iron Curtain and the '68 exiles, figures like Ray Kroc and Madeleine Albright, Czech investments (Bata, PPF), 1989 and Havel before Congress, and today's strategic partnership. A cultural guide by Adonait, written by Alberto Zaltzberg. Reach us at www.adonait.com.

What you will learn

• Introducción
• The First Czechs in America: Augustine Herman and the Moravians
• The Great Wave of the 19th Century: Why They Crossed the Ocean
• Czech Texas: Prairies, Kolaches, and Painted Churches
• The Heart of the Midwest: Nebraska, Iowa, and the Prairies
• Chicago: the "Third Czech City in the World"

About the author

Alberto Zaltzberg is a real estate broker in Florida and the author of hundreds of guides on real estate, investing, business and Jewish tradition. He writes practical, straightforward books to help readers make better decisions.

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