How Long to Read Henry Clay the Lawyer

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Clay the Lawyer?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 46 minutes to read Henry Clay the Lawyer by Maurice Glen Baxter

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

Description

Though he was best known as a politician, Henry Clay (1777-1852) maintained an active legal practice for more than fifty years. He was a leading contributor both to the early development of the U.S. legal system and to the interaction between law and politics in pre-Civil War America. During the years of Clay's practice, modern American law was taking shape, building on the English experience but working out the new rules and precedents that a changing and growing society required. Clay specialized in property law, a natural choice at a time of entangled land claims, ill-defined boundaries, and inadequate state and federal procedures. He argued many precedent-setting cases, some of them before the U.S. Supreme Court. Maurice Baxter contends that Clay's extensive legal work in this area greatly influenced his political stances on various land policy issues. During Clay's lifetime, property law also included questions pertaining to slavery. With Daniel Webster, he handled a very significant constitutional case concerning the interstate slave trade. Baxter provides an overview of the federal and state court systems of Clay's time. After addressing Clay's early legal career, he focuses on Clay's interest in banking issues, land-related economic matters, and the slave trade. The portrait of Clay that emerges from this inquiry shows a skilled lawyer who was deeply involved with the central legal and economic issues of his day.

How long is Henry Clay the Lawyer?

Henry Clay the Lawyer by Maurice Glen Baxter is 164 pages long, and a total of 41,656 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Clay the Lawyer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Henry Clay the Lawyer aloud.

What Reading Level is Henry Clay the Lawyer?

Henry Clay the Lawyer is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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