How Long to Read Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands

How Long Does it Take to Read Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands by W. Eugene George

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

Description

Mexican settlers first came to the valley of the Rio Grande to establish their ranchos in the 1750s. Two centuries later the Great River, dammed in an international effort by the U.S. and Mexican governments to provide flood control and a more dependable water supply, inundated twelve settlements that had been built there. Under the waters of the new Falcón Reservoir lay homes, businesses, churches, and cemeteries abandoned by residents on both sides of the river when the floods of 1953 filled the 115,000-acre area two years ahead of schedule. The Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service, and the University of Texas at Austin conducted an initial survey of the communities lost to the Falcón Reservoir, but these studies were never completed or fully reported. When architect W. Eugene George came to the area in the 1960s, he found a way of life waiting to be preserved in words, photographs, and drawings. Two subsequent recessions of the reservoir—in 1983–86 and again in 1996–98—gave George new access to one of the settlements, Guerrero Viejo in Mexico. Unfortunately, the receding lake waters also made the village accessible to looters. George’s work, then, was crucial in documenting the indigenous architecture of these villages, both as it existed prior to the flooding and as it remained before it was despoiled by vandals’ hands. Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands combines George’s original 1975 Texas Historical Commission report with the information he gleaned during the two low-water periods. This handsome, extended photographic essay casts new light on the architecture and lives of the people of the Texas-Mexico borderlands.

How long is Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands?

Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands by W. Eugene George is 134 pages long, and a total of 34,036 words.

This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 42% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to read Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands aloud.

What Reading Level is Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands?

Lost Architecture of the Rio Grande Borderlands 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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