It takes the average reader 10 hours and 37 minutes to read Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality by Jeffrey Thomas Sammons
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When on May 15, 1918 a French lieutenant warned Henry Johnson of the 369th to move back because of a possible enemy raid, Johnson reportedly replied: "I'm an American, and I never retreat." The story, even if apocryphal, captures the mythic status of the Harlem Rattlers, the AfricanAmerican combat unit that grew out of the 15th New York National Guard, who were said to have never lost a man to capture or a foot of ground that had been taken. It also, in its insistence on American identity, points to a truth at the heart of this book--more than fighting to make the world safe for democracy,...
Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality by Jeffrey Thomas Sammons is 632 pages long, and a total of 159,264 words.
This makes it 213% the length of the average book. It also has 195% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 30 minutes to read Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality aloud.
Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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