How Long to Read Banking on Slavery

How Long Does it Take to Read Banking on Slavery?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read Banking on Slavery by Sharon Ann Murphy

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

Description

A sobering excavation of how deeply nineteenth-century American banks were entwined with the institution of slavery. It’s now widely understood that the fullest expression of nineteenth-century American capitalism was found in the structures of chattel slavery. It’s also understood that almost every other institution and aspect of life then was at least entangled with—and often profited from—slavery’s perpetuation. Yet as Sharon Ann Murphy shows in her powerful and unprecedented book, the centrality of enslaved labor to banking in the antebellum United States is far greater than previously...

How long is Banking on Slavery?

Banking on Slavery by Sharon Ann Murphy is 430 pages long, and a total of 107,500 words.

This makes it 145% the length of the average book. It also has 131% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Banking on Slavery Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 47 minutes to read Banking on Slavery aloud.

What Reading Level is Banking on Slavery?

Banking on Slavery 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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