How Long to Read Arcadian America

How Long Does it Take to Read Arcadian America?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 31 minutes to read Arcadian America by Aaron Sachs

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

Description

Perhaps America's best environmental idea was not the national park but the garden cemetery, a use of space that quickly gained popularity in the mid-nineteenth century. Such spaces of repose brought key elements of the countryside into rapidly expanding cities, making nature accessible to all and serving to remind visitors of the natural cycles of life. In this unique interdisciplinary blend of historical narrative, cultural criticism, and poignant memoir, Aaron Sachs argues that American cemeteries embody a forgotten landscape tradition that has much to teach us in our current moment of environmental crisis. Until the trauma of the Civil War, many Americans sought to shape society into what they thought of as an Arcadia--not an Eden where fruit simply fell off the tree, but a public garden that depended on an ethic of communal care, and whose sense of beauty and repose related directly to an acknowledgement of mortality and limitation. Sachs explores the notion of Arcadia in the works of nineteenth-century nature writers, novelists, painters, horticulturists, landscape architects, and city planners, and holds up for comparison the twenty-first century's--and his own--tendency toward denial of both death and environmental limits. His far-reaching insights suggest new possibilities for the environmental movement today and new ways of understanding American history.

How long is Arcadian America?

Arcadian America by Aaron Sachs is 683 pages long, and a total of 172,799 words.

This makes it 231% the length of the average book. It also has 211% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Arcadian America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 44 minutes to read Arcadian America aloud.

What Reading Level is Arcadian America?

Arcadian America 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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