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Mark Eliot Nuckols shares a highly personal account of returning to the land of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, on the occasion of the centennial of Franz Ferdinand's assassination. Although this anniversary is fraught, Nuckols' return is one that is also filled with reunions, memories of years spent in these areas as a student and young man. The tone of this work manages to blend the solemnity with a deep and abiding love for the cultures, the people, the region, and the history of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Nuckols brings us along on his journey, introduces us to his friends and colleagues. He takes us into his old haunts, introduces us to the food, the celebrations, the music and the passions of this very magical part of the world.

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"""Well researched, beautifully written, and infused with humor, Travels with Ferdinand, and Friends, transports the reader on a journey of understanding how history remains relevant. With frequent musical interjections, Travels with Ferdinand is a worthy, wonderful, hum-along read; the best kind of travel memoir."" -Martina Clark, author of My Unexpected Life: An International Memoir of Two Pandemics, HIV and COVID-19"

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Mark Eliot Nuckols spent six years of his youth in Slovakia, where he became so carried away with the local music, he sang in several choruses. Now he performs and translates Czech and Slovak folk and popular songs on Virginia's Eastern Shore. His translation work includes volunteering for the websites Watching America and Rights in Russia, and helping people of Central European ancestry connect with their family's past. He has written for Rus- sian Life and Touchstone magazines and holds a Ph.D. in Slavic languages from The Ohio State University.

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