Germany: A Nation in its Time
Book Review
This book took me an unusually long time to read due to a lot of things going on in my life. That did not diminish my appreciation for it though. Helmut Smith helped me understand things that I was not able to before. A couple examples would be the history of map-making as well as how the pre-German states relate to the formation of a unified German nation. I know this has been explained to me before, but Smith helped me finally understand it. I appreciated how he probed the fabric of German history and I loved his endnotes.
I am nuts about books. I read on all kinds of topics. I attempt to review each book I read for the sake of my own enrichment as well as conversation starters with others.
You never know what you will find in an attic! Usually there is a hodgepodge of things buried under dust.
Most of what is included here are notes to myself. The majority of folks will not find interest in these posts.