How Long to Read How Welfare Worked in the Early United States

How Long Does it Take to Read How Welfare Worked in the Early United States?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 17 minutes to read How Welfare Worked in the Early United States by Gabriel J. Loiacono

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

Description

Two Centuries Ago, Americans paid for-and relied on-an astonishing government system that provided food, housing, and medical care to those in need. How Welfare Worked in the Early United States: Five Microhistories tells stories of "poor relief" through the lives of five people: a long-serving overseer of the poor, a Continental Army veteran who was banished from town, a nurse who was paid by the government to care for the poor an unwed mother who cared for the elderly and struggled to remain with her daughter, and a young paralyzed man who worked as a Christian missionary inside a poorhouse. Of Native, African, and English descent, these five Rhode Islanders' life stories show how poor relief actually worked. Students of history and of today's social provision have much to learn about how welfare worked in the early United States. Book jacket.

How long is How Welfare Worked in the Early United States?

How Welfare Worked in the Early United States by Gabriel J. Loiacono is 249 pages long, and a total of 64,491 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How Welfare Worked in the Early United States Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read How Welfare Worked in the Early United States aloud.

What Reading Level is How Welfare Worked in the Early United States?

How Welfare Worked in the Early United States 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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