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Living with Water: A History of Holland's Unique Experience with the Sea

October 14, 2015, 7:00 pm
Location Center for Environmental and Life Sciences - 120
Posted InCollege of Science and Mathematics
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Author and journalist Tracy Metz, author of Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch, traces the evolution of the Dutch relationship with water. Early on, the sea was perceived as something to be defied in a continuing battle of survival. Time and experience convinced the Netherlands that coexistence made more sense.