Product Review

True to its title this book presents much of the history of Slovakia while narrating the story of the author's family, one of the most notable in the country's history. Part genealogy, part historical analysis, and part immigrant story Palka s narrative covers a span of 300 years. Starting in the era of the craft guilds the book concludes with the author s personal encounters in the Slovakia of today a Slovakia that reflects both the culture and its turbulent history. Including ordinary people as well as towering historical figures, this is a fascinating and superbly documented biography of the Hod a and Pálka families' significant role in Slovak history.