HULKA-LASKOWSKI Paweł - Silesia beyond the Olza River [1938].

Katowice 1938 Silesian Institute Publications. Series: Memoirs of the Silesian Institute. 17x24 cm, pp. 493, black and white photographs in the text, 2 fold-out maps after the text, soft cover with wrapper. Good condition (paper lining of losses in the wrapper).

The present book by the excellent writer Pawel Hulka-Laskowski has set itself the goal of presenting in words and pictures, as vividly and visually as possible, the pits and woes of contemporary life of the Polish population in Silesia beyond the Olza River. The author leads the reader, starting from the border bridge in Cieszyn, through the fields and meadows of the agricultural areas, ventures into the charming valleys of the Silesian Beskid and visits its mountain passes, later moves into the coal district around Karviná and Orlová, swollen with underground wealth, and everywhere finds the existence of a lush, though strongly suppressed Polish life and numerous traces of its past. The reader will get to know and love the beautiful landscape of Silesia beyond the Olza River, get close to the local Polish population with his heart, and become familiar with their customs, lifestyle and cultural achievements. [publisher's note]