How Long to Read Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire

How Long Does it Take to Read Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 2 minutes to read Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire by Scott Berthelette

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

Description

The fur trade was the heart of the French empire in early North America. The French-Canadian (Canadien) men who traversed the vast hinterlands of the Hudson Bay watershed, trading for furs from Indigenous trappers and hunters, were its cornerstone. Though the Canadiens worked for French colonial authorities, they were not unwavering agents of imperial power. Increasingly they found themselves between two worlds as they built relationships with Indigenous communities, sometimes joining them through adoption or marriage, raising families of their own. The result was an ambivalent empire that grew in fits and starts. It was guided by imperfect information, built upon a contested Indigenous borderland, fragmented by local interests, and periodically neglected by government administrators. Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire explores the lives of the Canadiens who used family and kinship ties to navigate between sovereign Indigenous nations and the French colonial government from the early 1660s to the 1780s. Acting as cultural intermediaries, the Canadiens made it possible for France to extend its presence into northwest North America. Over time, however, their uncertain relationships with the French colonial state splintered imperial authority, leading to an outcome that few could have foreseen – the emergence of a new Indigenous culture, language, people, and nation: the Métis.

How long is Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire?

Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire by Scott Berthelette is 355 pages long, and a total of 90,525 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 14 minutes to read Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire aloud.

What Reading Level is Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire?

Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire 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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