How Long to Read 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri

How Long Does it Take to Read 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri by Dwight Pogue

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On April 12, 1961, exactly one hundred years after the start of the Civil War, McDonald County (named after Revolutionary War hero Pvt. Alexander B. McDonald) submitted legal papers on the floor of the Missouri Senate at the State House to secede from Missouri and form a fifty first state of the union to be comprised of McDonald County Missouri, Benton County Arkansas and Delaware County Oklahoma. The news spread literally overnight to become a national sensation with international exposure. Even the Kennedy Administration took notice when it informed popular The Ozark Mountaineer magazine, "in the interest of national security to withdraw support and thus prevent the separation movement from becoming nationwide in scope and unmanageable." Learn the documented story behind this extraordinary event. For the first time in sixty years this factual story is told by one of the few remaining players, when the author was sixteen years old in 1961 and owing to his family's weekly newspaper found himself an active participant with a front row seat before, during and after the secession."With his up close and personal view of the "secession" movement, no one is more qualified than Noel native Dwight Pogue to chronicle the most entertaining event in the history of McDonald County, Missouri. In 1961 Ozark Breakaway you'll get to know the colorful characters behind the creation of "McDonald Territory" and the story of a twentieth-century Ozarks revolt that made headlines around the nation."Brooks Blevins, Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University."What a remarkable book. I could hardly put it down, honestly. A well-told story of a small Missouri community in 1961 that was "not going to shut up and sit down." Pogue's telling of this community's mock call to arms against a "Tyranny by Omission" by the State, is fascinating. And, in its way, quite timely. Had I had such well-told history lessons in school, maybe I wouldn't have failed American History. Twice." Barry Moser, author, illustrator and American Book Award winner.

How long is 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri?

1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri by Dwight Pogue is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri aloud.

What Reading Level is 1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri?

1961 Ozark Breakaway: the Year Mcdonald County Seceded from Missouri is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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