How Long to Read Jacob Riis

How Long Does it Take to Read Jacob Riis?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Jacob Riis by Janet B. Pascal

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

Description

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was born in Denmark and emigrated to America at the age of 21. After several years of poverty, he found work as a police reporter, which took him into the worst of New York's ghettos and tenements. Appalled by the conditions he found there, he began to use the primitive new flash technology to photograph the dark places that had never before been so graphically exposed. The resulting book, How the Other Half Lives, brought to life an entire reform movement. Riis was a staunch ally in the young Theodore Roosevelt's battle to reform the New York police, breaking the...

How long is Jacob Riis?

Jacob Riis by Janet B. Pascal is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jacob Riis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Jacob Riis aloud.

What Reading Level is Jacob Riis?

Jacob Riis 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.

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

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