It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Bethesda and Chevy Chase by Steve Roberts
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When Washington became the nation's capital in 1790, the surrounding area to the northwest--the communities known today as Bethesda and Chevy Chase--was devoted almost entirely to agriculture. Many farms were worked by slaves, and one of them, Josiah Henson, escaped to Canada and wrote his life story in 1849. Harriet Beecher Stowe based her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin on Henson's life, and the model for that famous dwelling still stands in Bethesda today. The transition of the region to modern suburbia started with a simple innovation: the trolley. Once lines were built in the 1890s, government...
Bethesda and Chevy Chase by Steve Roberts is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Bethesda and Chevy Chase aloud.
Bethesda and Chevy Chase is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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