How Long to Read Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary

How Long Does it Take to Read Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 50 minutes to read Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary by John Allphin Moore

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

Description

As of 2005, Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life, first published in 1909, had gone through eleven different printings, from a variety of publishing houses, suggesting its enduring stature as an American classic. The book had an acknowledged influence on early to mid-twentieth-century American politics and political thought. Theodore Roosevelt read the book after he left the White House and, when he decided to run for another term as president in 1912, used Croly’s themes in his campaign. After Willard and Dorothy Straight read the book, they contacted Croly, and brought him together with Walter Lippmann and Walter Weyl to edit the journal they founded in 1914—The New Republic. In 1961, Charles Forcey announced, in The Crossroads of Liberalism, that “Croly’s Promise of American Life of 1909 has become the prevailing political faith of most Americans.” Following Franklin Roosevelt’s Croly-inspired New Deal, the New Frontier and the Great Society of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson seemed, by the 1960s, to have confirmed Forcey’s assessment and thus Croly’s ascendant place in American politics. While the rise of a notable conservative backlash to American liberalism dimmed Croly’s reputation by the end of the century, his book has continued to be part of the canon, often studied in college seminars; and even today his name surfaces in public policy discussions. This anthology, analyzing The Promise at its 100th birthday, presents essays by historians, political scientists, an economist, and an international relations scholar discussing the impact of Croly’s book on twentieth-century America and opining on the suitability of The Promise’s ideas for the twenty-first century.

How long is Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary?

Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary by John Allphin Moore is 170 pages long, and a total of 42,500 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary aloud.

What Reading Level is Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary?

Herbert Croly’s The Promise of American Life at Its Centenary 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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