Czech America

Did you know that more than 100,000 Czechs lived in Chicago in the USA before World War I, making it the third largest Czech city after Prague and Vienna? Have you heard about the crash of the steamship Eastland, also known as the Czech Titanic? Did you know that there is a Czech National Cemetery in the USA? You may also be surprised to learn that in 1931, a Czech even became mayor of Chicago. The monograph Czech America: Our Chicago brings a comprehensive view of the development of the Czech community in Chicago, USA, in the time frame of 1848-1945. The main part of the publication is devoted to the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the Czech minority from an ethno-historical perspective.