Risk for Freedom: One Family's Quest

Risk for Freedom: One Family's Quest by George Stastny. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780984313228.

This is the story of one familys quest for freedom in the United States of America from behind the Iron Curtain of late 20th century Czechoslovakia. This memoir heartfully contrasts life under Communisism to life in a free country by someone who has lived on both sides. It is often said that "freedom isnt free" and the story of George Stastny shows that he paid a heavy price in currency and commitment to gain freedom for himself and his family. The compassion of the United States to welcome people from all over the world is abundantly illustrated, but that does not mean it is easy for the immigrants. Both escape and entry mean work, and those who wish to work are the ones who make the effort as well as the transition. George Stastny made it and shares his terrific tale.