I purchased this little book because I inherited some Mrazek pottery from my grandmother. It was given to her as a wedding gift in 1927. The colors are vibrant and alive. I wanted to find out a bit about the origin of the Czecho Peasant Art Company, which was inscribed on the bottom of some pieces. What I found out was even more interesting than the pottery. Robert J. Mrazek did a fine job of writing an homage to the life of his grandfather, and father as well. Joseph Mrazek was a Renaissance man of sorts. Immigrating to America in the early 1900s, he had been trained as an artist. He took that training and built up a business in beautiful pottery, after WWI, opening a factory in Czechoslovakia where he had come from. He was also a patriot, an inventor, a spy against the Austro-Hungarian empire and more. This and more is included in this little book. ( )