How Long to Read Empire on the Pacific

How Long Does it Take to Read Empire on the Pacific?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Empire on the Pacific by Norman Arthur Graebner

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

Description

In this stimulating volume, which was originally published in 1955, Professor Norman A. Graebner argues that historians have exaggerated the role played by the spirit of manifest destiny in the expansionism of the 1840s. In his view, neither the overland migrations nor eastern public opinion had any direct bearing on the diplomacy that won Oregon and California for the United States. Instead, the principal objective of every statesman from Jackson on was maritime: the acquisition of the harbors at San Diego, San Francisco, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca as gateways to the trade of the Orient. “Land was necessary to them merely as a right of way to ocean ports—a barrier to be spanned by improved avenues of commerce.” This diplomacy reached a climax under Polk and triumphed with the Trist mission and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, giving America “its empire on the Pacific.” It is upon this premise that Professor Graebner has built a reinterpretation of the diplomacy of the 1840s. An invaluable addition to any American History library.

How long is Empire on the Pacific?

Empire on the Pacific by Norman Arthur Graebner is 449 pages long, and a total of 116,291 words.

This makes it 152% the length of the average book. It also has 142% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Empire on the Pacific Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 35 minutes to read Empire on the Pacific aloud.

What Reading Level is Empire on the Pacific?

Empire on the Pacific 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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