How Long to Read Before the War, and After the Union

How Long Does it Take to Read Before the War, and After the Union?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Before the War, and After the Union by Samuel "Aleckson" Williams

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

Description

Sam Aleckson was the pen name for Samuel Williams, a man born into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, who wrote a memoir about his life and the world around him during and after his bondage. Published privately by his family, Before the War and After the Union Williams's life from his earliest memories of being enslaved and forced to serve Confederate soldiers in army camps, through the post-Civil War years as his family struggled to re-connect and build a new life during Reconstruction. It the ends with tales about his life as the head of a Southern Black family newly relocated to Vermont at the turn-of-the-century. When he wrote his memoir nearly sixty years after emancipation, Williams was an elderly man, far from the site of his childhood in South Carolina, but his memories and analysis were keen and veer from occasional fraught nostalgia to sharply bitter analysis, creating a fascinating American story of suffering and transcendence. Ultimately, his narrative weaves together a moving story of survival, community, and courageous perseverance. As Williams's title reveals, while slavery was "Before the War," carving out a life "After the Union" also demands recognition. His memoir is a rare account of the Civil War and its Reconstruction aftermath from the perspective of a man who was raised as property but survived to proclaim his own life story as testament to his humanity.

How long is Before the War, and After the Union?

Before the War, and After the Union by Samuel "Aleckson" Williams is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Before the War, and After the Union Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Before the War, and After the Union aloud.

What Reading Level is Before the War, and After the Union?

Before the War, and After the Union 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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