How Long to Read A Lynching at Port Jervis

How Long Does it Take to Read A Lynching at Port Jervis?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read A Lynching at Port Jervis by Philip Dray

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

Description

An account of a lynching that took place in New York in 1892, forcing the North to reckon with its own racism. On June 2, 1892, in the small, idyllic village of Port Jervis, New York, a young Black man named Robert Lewis was lynched by a violent mob. The twenty-eight-year-old victim had been accused of sexually assaulting Lena McMahon, the daughter of one of the town's well-liked Irish American families. The incident was infamous at once, for it was seen as a portent that lynching, a Southern scourge, surging uncontrollably below the Mason-Dixon Line, was about to extend its tendrils...

How long is A Lynching at Port Jervis?

A Lynching at Port Jervis by Philip Dray is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Lynching at Port Jervis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read A Lynching at Port Jervis aloud.

What Reading Level is A Lynching at Port Jervis?

A Lynching at Port Jervis 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.

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