How Long to Read Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821

How Long Does it Take to Read Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821 by F. Todd Smith

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

Description

Bound together by social, demographic, and economic commonalities, the territory extending from East Texas to West Florida occupies a unique space in early American history. A masterful synthesis of two decades of scholarly work, F. Todd Smith's Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500-1821 examines the region's history from the eve of European colonization to the final imposition of American hegemony. The agricultural richness of the Gulf Coast gave rise to an extraordinarily diverse society: development of food crops rendered local indigenous groups wealthier and more powerful than their counterparts in New England and the West, and white demand for plantation slave labor produced a disproportionately large black population compared to other parts of the country. European settlers were a heterogeneous mix as well, creating a multinational blend of cultures and religions that did not exist on the largely Anglo-Protestant Atlantic Coast. Because of this diversity, which allowed no single group to gain primacy over the rest, Smith's study characterizes the Gulf South as a frontier from the sixteenth century to the early years of the nineteenth. Only in the twenty years following the Louisiana Purchase did Americans manage to remove most of the Indian tribes, overwhelm Louisiana's French Creoles numerically and politically, and impose a racial system in accordance with the rest of the Deep South. Moving fluently across the boundaries of colonial possessions and state lines, Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500-1821 is a comprehensive and highly readable overview of the Gulf Coast's distinctive and enthralling history.

How long is Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821?

Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821 by F. Todd Smith is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821 aloud.

What Reading Level is Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821?

Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500–1821 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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