We're Czechs (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students Texas A & M University)

By Robert L. Skrabanek

Book Overview

Born into the Czech community of Snook, Texas, in the early twentieth century, Robert L. Skrabanek describes with warmth and familiarity how the immigrants and their families made their heritage a part of their daily lives. We're Czechs, first published in 1988, is an engaging account of life in a close-knit community that clearly considered it a privilege to be Czech--a privilege to be cherished and passed on to the next generation. In these pages readers can sense the community spirit that came from attending worship services held in the Czech language, choosing friends and spouses from the Czech community, setting up cooperatives and fraternal organizations, working the land in traditional ways, baking kolaches, and dancing the polka. . . . a very informative and entertaining book on ethnic history couched in a very personal, informal, and folksy style.--Southwestern Historical Quarterly Everyone will enjoy his accounts of rural life as seen and interpreted by a growing boy--the work and how hard it was, the food and how good it tasted, . . . the fun of community get-togethers, the demands and rewards of school, the reality of low income, and beyond all, the exhilaration and excitement of everyday life.--Rural Sociology

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890964130
• ISBN13: 9780890964132
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Ifyou want to learn about Texas, you'll love this book.

Its hard to imagine what Texas would be like without its Czech influence. This book does a great job of telling the story of our Czech ancestors.

Growing up Czech in Texas

This book does a great job of covering all aspects of the Czech experience in Texas. The book is mostly biography with social and cultural history thrown in, which makes sense becasue the author was a sociology professor at Texas A & M. He writes in an easy to read, conversational style that realy draws you in. Reading this book is kind of like listening to older folks talk about the good old days - and I truly mean that as a compliment.