Tales From The Czech Archives: The Way from Ceska Trebova to Iowa

By Diana Bigelow

Something has gone seriously wrong when a married couple, with five small children, turn their backs on friends, family and the village their family called home for centuries. Follow the events leading up to the spring of 1855 when Josef and Terezie Hrdlicka and their children depart their East Bohemian village bound for the Iowa frontier. As part of the first wave of Czech settlers to the United States, this family's reinvention of themselves as Americans is a typical story of the pioneering lives of 19th century immigrants. But few immigrants have left us many details regarding their lives before emigration and the personal circumstances that led them to abandon past lives for an uncertain future. New information now available from the Czech archives reveals the story of this family, their neighbors, and the tumultuous history of their little corner of the Austrian Empire during a time of dramatic transformation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511666463
• ISBN13: 9781511666466
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"