How Long to Read Constructing American Lives

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructing American Lives?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 46 minutes to read Constructing American Lives by Scott E. Casper

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

Description

Nineteenth-century American authors, critics, and readers believed that biography had the power to shape individuals' characters and to help define the nation's identity. In an age predating radio and television, biography was not simply a genre of writing, says Scott Casper; it was the medium that allowed people to learn about public figures and peer into the lives of strangers. In this pioneering study, Casper examines how Americans wrote, published, and read biographies and how their conceptions of the genre changed over the course of a century. Campaign biographies, memoirs of pious...

How long is Constructing American Lives?

Constructing American Lives by Scott E. Casper is 456 pages long, and a total of 116,736 words.

This makes it 154% the length of the average book. It also has 143% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructing American Lives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 37 minutes to read Constructing American Lives aloud.

What Reading Level is Constructing American Lives?

Constructing American Lives 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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