Czech Village & New Bohemia : history in the heartland / Dave Rasdal ; foreword by Mark Stoffer Hunter.
Publisher: Charleston, SC : History Press, 2016Description: 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1467117617
- 9781467117616
- Czech Village and New Bohemia
- Czech Americans -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids -- History
- Czechs -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids -- History
- Am�ericains d'origine tch�eque -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids -- Histoire
- Tch�eques -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids -- Histoire
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies
- Czech Americans
- Czechs
- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids
- 977.762 R183
- E184.B67 R37 2016
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Circulating | Law Library Law Library - 1st Floor | Iowa Collection | 977.76 Ras 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31723021152632 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.
"Beginning in the 1870s, thousands of Bohemians flocked to Cedar Rapids in search of a better life. Czech immigrants courageously overcame the difficult conditions of the local packinghouse and the challenge of creating a new home. They maintained a strong cultural identity with Czech music, literature and an undying dedication to family. In the wake of a devastating flood in 2008, the people of Czech Village and New Bohemia re-imagined traditional principles to forge a remarkable resurgence toward a promising future. Author Dave Rasdal travels from the Charles Bridge to the Bridge of Lions in a celebration of Czech heritage and history in Cedar Rapids"--Back cover.