How Long to Read Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest

How Long Does it Take to Read Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 34 minutes to read Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest by William Ivy Hair

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Description

Historians have come to think on the late nineteenth century as America’s Gilded Age. But in Louisiana it was a time of conflict and repression—turbulent years which engendered the social and political forces that ultimately produced the Huey Long era. Professor William Ivy Hair has captured the essence of Louisiana life and politics during this era, the decades that followed the end of Reconstruction. Using many quotations from newspapers and other relevant sources, the author has recreated in a readable narrative not only the political developments but the flavor of contemporary life and the prevalent emotions of the period. He focuses on the two major opposing forces in the state during the era: the conservative Bourbon oligarchy and the various protest movements of disadvantaged whites and blacks. To provide a background for a perceptive understanding of this political conflict, he undertakes a broad-gauged examination of the social, economic, and racial conditions in the state from 1877 to 1900. Beginning with the sordid story of the events surrounding the end of Reconstruction, Hair examines and analyzes the Democratic oligarchy, the leading personalities involved, and its several factions. He examines the economic and social conditions of both rural and urban Louisiana, and discusses the Greenback-agrarian upheaval of 1878, the larger protest movement that followed, the attempted mass Negro exodus from the state during the so-called “Kansas Fever” of 1879, the spread of the Farmers’ Union and Alliance of the 1880's, and the rise of Populism in the 1890's. Having crushed Greenbackism and related independent movements, Hair says, the Bourbon oligarchy proceeded to fasten upon Louisiana what was probably the most reactionary and least socially responsible regime in the history of the post-Civil War South. Bourbanism and Agrarian Protest combines thorough scholarly research and clear, perceptive writing. It covers every issue and every event of consequence of the era and is an excellent sequel to Roger W. Shugg’s Origins of Class Struggle in Louisiana, which treats the period from 1840 to 1875.

How long is Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest?

Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest by William Ivy Hair is 332 pages long, and a total of 83,664 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 37 minutes to read Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest aloud.

What Reading Level is Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest?

Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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