How Long to Read Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865

How Long Does it Take to Read Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 44 minutes to read Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865 by Robert David Ward

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

Description

This history of the Alabama penal system describes how the state responded to the national penal reform movement of the 19th century, documenting basic and important differences between penitentiary experiments in the antebellum South and the New South. The political struggle to establish a state penitentiary in Wetumpka, near Alabama's geographic center, began in the late 1830s. Opened in the early 1840s, the prison housed white men and a few women; since slaves were considered property, punishment for most slave crimes was left to their owners. The facility manufactured such goods as boots...

How long is Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865?

Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865 by Robert David Ward is 163 pages long, and a total of 41,239 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 45 minutes to read Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865 aloud.

What Reading Level is Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865?

Alabama's Response to the Penitentiary Movement, 1829-1865 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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