How Long to Read Cheap Amusements

How Long Does it Take to Read Cheap Amusements?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Cheap Amusements by Kathy Peiss

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

Description

What did young, independent women do for fun and how did they pay their way into New York City's turn-of-the-century pleasure places? Cheap Amusements is a fascinating discussion of young working women whose meager wages often fell short of bare subsistence and rarely allowed for entertainment expenses. Kathy Peiss follows working women into saloons, dance halls, Coney Island amusement parks, social clubs, and nickelodeons to explore the culture of these young women between 1880 and 1920 as expressed in leisure activities. By examining the rituals and styles they adopted and placing that...

How long is Cheap Amusements?

Cheap Amusements by Kathy Peiss 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 Cheap Amusements Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Cheap Amusements aloud.

What Reading Level is Cheap Amusements?

Cheap Amusements 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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