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The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
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"Brilliantly conceived....[A] tour de force in historical writing."—Ian KershawDavid Blackbourn tells the story of how the German people transformed their landscape over 250 years from a waterlogged swampland into one of the most powerful countries in the Western world. His account, in which he shows how Germans set out to "conquer" that most fundamental natural element, water, brings together politics, culture, economics, and ecology in a daring work of total history.

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Published January 23, 2006
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 1896863
David Blackbourn
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David Blackbourn

David Blackbourn is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, David Blackbourn enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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