How Long to Read A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era

How Long Does it Take to Read A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era?

It takes the average reader 6 hours to read A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era by Thomas C. Mackey

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

Description

A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era is the first comprehensive collection of public policy actions, political speeches, and judicial decisions related to the American Civil War. Collectively, the four volumes in this series give scholars, teachers, and students easy access to the full texts of the most important, fundamental documents as well as hard-to-find, rarely published primary sources on this critical period in U.S. history. The first two volumes of the series, Legislative Achievements and Political Arguments, were released last year. The final installments, Judicial Decisions, is split into two volumes, with this one, volume 3, spanning from 1857 to 1866. It contains some of the classic judicial decisions of the time such as the 1857 decision in Dred Scott and the 1861 Ex parte Merryman decision. Other decisions are well known to specialists but deserve wider readership and discussion, such as the October 1859 Jefferson County, Virginia, indictment of John Brown and the decision in the 1864 case of political and seditious activity in Ex parte Vallandigham. These judicial voices constitute a lasting and often overlooked aspect of the age of Abraham Lincoln. Mackey’s headnotes and introductory essays situate cases within their historical context and trace their lasting significance. In contrast to the war, these judicial decisions lasted well past their immediate political and legal moment and deserve continued scholarship and scrutiny. This document collection presents the raw “stuff” of the Civil War era so that students, scholars, and interested readers can measure and gauge how that generation met Lincoln’s challenge to “think anew, and act anew.” A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era is an essential acquisition for academic and public libraries in addition to being a valuable resource for courses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, legal history, political history, and nineteenth-century American history.

How long is A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era?

A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era by Thomas C. Mackey is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.

This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era aloud.

What Reading Level is A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era?

A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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