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Coming To America: My Long Journey To Freedom!

by Alexander T. Nagy

263 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-1957; ISBN 1-4251-0200-X; US$22.00, C$25.30, EUR18.07, £12.65

This book is the life story of the author who grew up under Communist rule in Hungary, escaped to Austria following the defeat of the 1956 uprising and immigrated to America.

About the Book

Coming to America: My Long Journey to Freedom is an autobiographical account of Alex Nagy's life from childhood to retirement.

The book starts with his family genealogy, his earliest memories of World War II, growing up under Communism, participating in the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, his escape to Austria at age seventeen, living in refugee camps in Austria and finally coming to America in 1958 to attend college.

His family's story is unique because they were probably the only Hungarians that escaped after the 1956 Hungarian Uprising that came to the U.S. under a special bill passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Eisenhower.

He attended college on a full tuition scholarship. In college he met his future wife. The book describes all the trials and tribulations he endured during his life under tyranny, the revolution, the escape from the Communist authorities, life in the Austrian refugee camps, and his triumphant arrival in the U.S.

The timing of the book, while not planned so, coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising that were celebrated by Hungarians worldwide on October 23, 2006

About the Author

Alex Nagy was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, and grew up under the oppressive Soviet Communist rule that enslaved his native country following World War II.

In December of 1956 following the defeat of the Hungarian Uprising, he escaped to Austria. He spent two years in Austria and from there he came to the U.S. in 1958 on a full scholarship to continue his education. He attended Muskingum College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics.

Following graduation for a time he worked in basic Physics research and then his career moved him into marketing where he spent the next thirty eight years in various management positions. After an early retirement from the high tech arena, he started his own marketing and advertising business, and began to give back to society by volunteering his time with SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives) and Samaritan Hospice.

In 2005, he was diagnosed with cancer, and later that year after undergoing chemo, radiation and surgery, his doctors found yet another cancer attacking his body.

At this point not knowing how much time he had left, he began to write his autobiography which was originally intended only for his wife and children, but on the urging of his family and friends he decided to turn it into a book.

This book is a biographical account of his life from childhood to retirement. It is also a testament to his faith and his search for freedom and his love of this great country.

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