How Long to Read A Literate South

How Long Does it Take to Read A Literate South?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read A Literate South by Beth Barton Schweiger

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

Description

A provocative examination of literacy in the American South before emancipation, countering the long-standing stereotype of the South's oral tradition Schweiger complicates our understanding of literacy in the American South in the decades just prior to the Civil War by showing that rural people had access to a remarkable variety of things to read. Drawing on the writings of four young women who lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Schweiger shows how free and enslaved people learned to read, and that they wrote and spoke poems, songs, stories, and religious doctrines that were circulated by...

How long is A Literate South?

A Literate South by Beth Barton Schweiger is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Literate South Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read A Literate South aloud.

What Reading Level is A Literate South?

A Literate South is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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