How Long to Read 'Honest Enough to Be Bold'

How Long Does it Take to Read 'Honest Enough to Be Bold'?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read 'Honest Enough to Be Bold' by Charles W. Humphries

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

Description

On a promise of 'Clean, Uncorrupt, and Incorruptible Government,' James Pliny Whitney marked the end of an era of Liberal rule that had lasted for over three decades, and introduced to the province a new, 'progressive' brand of conservatism. As this lively biography demonstrates, Whitney was a gruff and forceful leader. He had a keen understanding of the social and technological forces that were changing Ontario so dramatically in the early twentieth century; he also understood, better than the Liberals, the political implications of those forces. The policies of his government extended to hydroelectric power, bilingual schools, northern development, automobile regulation, temperance (he dealt with the advocates of prohibition 'through gritted teeth'), imperial unity, housing, workmen's compensation, and the suffrage movement. (In a lapse from progressiveness, he argued that women should not be exposed to 'the unlovely influence of party politics.') He had a lasting influence on higher education in the province through the establishment of a Board of Governors for the University of Toronto, then unmistakably the provincial university of Ontario, and the provision of tenure for its full professors. Whitney liked to describe himself as 'bold enough to be honest ... honest enough to be bold.' Humphries concludes that as premier from 1905 to 1914 Whitney lived up to his self-description. The boldness of his legislative programs recognized the evolution of a new industrial society and paved the way for government to intervene in economic and social affairs. The success of his progressive conservatism laid the foundation for decades of Tory success in Ontario.

How long is 'Honest Enough to Be Bold'?

'Honest Enough to Be Bold' by Charles W. Humphries is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read 'Honest Enough to Be Bold' Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read 'Honest Enough to Be Bold' aloud.

What Reading Level is 'Honest Enough to Be Bold'?

'Honest Enough to Be Bold' 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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