How Long to Read FDR's Body Politics

How Long Does it Take to Read FDR's Body Politics?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 38 minutes to read FDR's Body Politics by Davis W. Houck

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

Description

Franklin Roosevelt instinctively understood that a politician unable to control his own body would be perceived as unable to control the body politic. He took care to hide his polio-induced lameness both visually and verbally. Through his speeches—and his physical bearing when delivering them—he tried to project robust health for himself while imputing disability, weakness, and even disease onto his political opponents and their policies. In FDR's Body Politics: The Rhetoric of Disability, Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and health-giving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. Drawing on never-before-used primary sources, they explore how Roosevelt and his advisors attacked his most difficult rhetorical bind: how to address his fitness for office without invoking his disability. They examine his broad strategies, as well as the speeches Roosevelt delivered during his political comeback after polio struck, to understand how he overcame the whispering campaign against him in 1928 and 1932. The compelling narrative Houck and Kiewe offer here is one of struggle against physical disability and cultural prejudice by one of our nation's most powerful leaders. Ultimately, it is a story of triumph and courage—one that reveals a master politician's understanding of the body politic in the most fundamental of ways.

How long is FDR's Body Politics?

FDR's Body Politics by Davis W. Houck is 155 pages long, and a total of 39,525 words.

This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 48% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read FDR's Body Politics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 35 minutes to read FDR's Body Politics aloud.

What Reading Level is FDR's Body Politics?

FDR's Body Politics 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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