How Long to Read FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935

How Long Does it Take to Read FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935 by Gary D. Best

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

Description

The Bonus Marcher incident of the summer of 1932 during the Hoover administration is one of the best known events of the 1930s. Historians and Roosevelt biographers have ever since contrasted the humane treatment of the Bonus Marchers under FDR with the apparent callousness of Hoover. Yet FDR experienced his own Bonus Marcher incident in 1935, one that goes unmentioned in histories of the New Deal years. Fearful of another incident, the Roosevelt administration shipped hundreds of bonus marchers to rehabilitation camps in the South. Many were sent to camps in the Florida Keys for work on the overseas highway project. Largely ignored by Washington, the men were housed in flimsy shacks barely above sea level. As the devastating hurricane of Labor Day 1935 approached the keys, the Bonus Marchers waited unprotected in its path for their supervisors to move them to safety. Confused, divided, and inexperienced leadership, however, prevented help from arriving in time. At least 256 perished. This is an oral and documentary history of the tragedy and is designed for a general audience, as well as for those interested specifically in the 1930s and the Roosevelt administration. It finally balances the Hoover and FDR records on the Bonus Marchers and gives a valuable graphic description of a terrible human tragedy that could easily have been avoided.

How long is FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935?

FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935 by Gary D. Best is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935 aloud.

What Reading Level is FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935?

FDR and the Bonus Marchers, 1933-1935 is suitable for students ages 10 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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