How Long to Read Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas

How Long Does it Take to Read Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas by Art Martinez de Vara

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

Description

Von Ormy, Texas was founded as a Tejano ranching community along the Medina River thirteen miles southwest of San Antonio in the mid-1700s. Its strategic location near San Antonio and along the main trade route to the south have attracted interest and settlers for nearly three centuries. Dios y Tejas provides a comprehensive and multifacted overview of this South Texas town whose residents have been influential from the Texas Revolution to the Liberty City movement. Readers will find biographies of Blas Herrera, Francisco Antonio Ruiz, Samuel McColluch, Jr., Count Norbert Von Ormay, Enoch Jones, Rafael Quintana, Ella Fischer and other historical figures. Other essays include the environmental history of Southwest Bexar County, Historic Native Peoples of the area, Colonial Roads and River Crossings, Tejano support for Texas Independence, the Comanche Expedition of 1839, the Castle on the Medina, the Medina Guards and Civil War, Mission San Patricio de Bexar, the Medina and Von Ormy Schools, Von Ormy Cottage Sanitarium, Kelly Field and the Rise of the Mexican-American Middle Class, Repatriations, Water Wars and much more. The history of Von Ormy, Texas is as rich and unique as the Lone Star State.

How long is Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas?

Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas by Art Martinez de Vara is 475 pages long, and a total of 121,125 words.

This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 1 minute to read Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas aloud.

What Reading Level is Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas?

Dios Y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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