It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service by Cindy Sondik Aron
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Drawing from workers' applications, testimonies, and other primary documents, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service recreates the white-collar world of middle-class workers from the Civil War to 1900. It reveals how men who worked in federal agencies moved from being self-employed to salaried workers, in the process placing at risk the independence that lay at the core of middle-class male values; while women assumed the kind of independence that threatened their positions as delicate, middle-class ladies deserving the protection and care of men. Introducing a cast of characters who...
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service by Cindy Sondik Aron is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.
This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service aloud.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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