How Long to Read Contraband Guides

How Long Does it Take to Read Contraband Guides?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Contraband Guides by Paul H. D. Kaplan

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

Description

In his best-selling travel memoir, The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain punningly refers to the black man who introduces him to Venetian Renaissance painting as a “contraband guide,” a term coined to describe fugitive slaves who assisted Union armies during the Civil War. By means of this and similar case studies, Paul H. D. Kaplan documents the ways in which American cultural encounters with Europe and its venerable artistic traditions influenced nineteenth-century concepts of race in the United States. Americans of the Civil War era were struck by the presence of people of color in European art...

How long is Contraband Guides?

Contraband Guides by Paul H. D. Kaplan is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Contraband Guides Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Contraband Guides aloud.

What Reading Level is Contraband Guides?

Contraband Guides 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.

Where Can I Buy Contraband Guides?

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