How Long to Read Abolition and the Press

How Long Does it Take to Read Abolition and the Press?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Abolition and the Press by Ford Risley

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

Description

From Boston's strident Liberator to Frederick Douglass's North Star, more than forty newspapers were founded in the United States in the decades before the Civil War with the specific aim of promoting emancipation. In Abolition and the Press, Ford Risley discusses how these fiery publications played a vital role in keeping the issue of slavery in the public eye. Reaching an audience that only grew when the papers became objects of controversy and targets of violence in both the South and the North, the abolitionist press continued to provide a needed platform for discourse even after some...

How long is Abolition and the Press?

Abolition and the Press by Ford Risley is 229 pages long, and a total of 59,311 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Abolition and the Press Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Abolition and the Press aloud.

What Reading Level is Abolition and the Press?

Abolition and the Press 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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