It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Minding the South by John Shelton Reed
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
For over three decades John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South. He is the author or editor of thirteen books about the region. Despite his disclaimer concerning the formal study of Southern history, Reed has read widely and in depth about the South. His primary focus is upon Southerners’ present-day culture, but he knows that one must approach the South historically in order to understand the place and its people. Why is the South so different from the rest of America? Rupert Vance, Reed’s predecessor in sociology at Chapel Hill, once observed that the existence of the South is a...
Minding the South by John Shelton Reed is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.
This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Minding the South aloud.
Minding the South is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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