What an amazing book. It is history at its best.
The author covers everything regarding Dutch life and mentality through the ages.
I grew up in Holland in the late 1940’s to the mid 1950’s, my teenage years.
The description and the mentality of the Dutch are spot on.
I don’t want to go into details, just that I highly recommend listening.
The Dutch have a great sense of humor, often not understood/ appreciated by Americans.
The narrator, Mike Cooper, does an amazing job pronouncing the Dutch words.
It is not an easy language to speak.
I am so sorry that it came to an end.
I have listened to other books by Simon Schama and will continue to do so in the future.
My thanks to all involved, JK
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