It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Cotton by William Bearden
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A written and photographic history of cotton’s role in American society, from the author of Memphis Blues. In the barbeque joints and plate lunch cafes off Memphis’s Front Street, one is easily reminded of the days when cotton was king. It was a society of characters and cads; the big time and the small time; the rich and the richer; the hangers-on, anointed, powerful, and busted. Cotton created empires in agriculture, transportation, banking, and warehousing. It also shackled the dreams and lives of those born into slavery and sharecropping. Although many of the day-to-day dealings have...
Cotton by William Bearden 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 Cotton aloud.
Cotton is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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