How Long to Read Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest

How Long Does it Take to Read Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest by Alvin C. Gluek Jr.

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

Description

From the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, only a line separates Canada from the United States—the mute evidence of each nation's manifest destiny. As a boundary, the 49th parallel is entirely manmade and will never really divide the Northern Great Plains, for it is a region at once geographically and historically united. Certainly from 1821 to 1869-70, the years limiting this study, a unity was most evident; the history of the British Northwest was inextricably bound up with that of the American Northwest. Professor Gluek gives here a detailed and engrossing account of the complex relationship that developed between St. Paul and the Red River Settlement from 1821 to 1870. During this time, despite attempts by the Hudson's Bay Company to discourage free trade, the Red River Valley became the bridge upon which a broad economy was built. The economic bond was strengthened by the 1850's when Minnesota's transportation system to the outside world became so efficient that even the Company began to use it. Minnesotan dreams of engrossing all the commerce of the Northwest, and perhaps gaining Manitoba by default, were frustrated by the failure to renew the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 and Canada's efforts to obtain Rupert's Land. Minnesota became militantly expansionist, but, despite her pleas in the late 1850's and 1860's for active United States intervention, little was really done. With distinctly superior diplomatic skills, Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, bested his American adversaries, won the Northwest for his young country, and assured it of transcontinental greatness. All of those who are interested in Canadian and American history—both the professional historian and everyone who is fascinated by the romance of the West—will enjoy this lively, well-written record of the people and the events of an important period in Canadian-American relations.

How long is Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest?

Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest by Alvin C. Gluek Jr. is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest aloud.

What Reading Level is Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest?

Minnesota and the Manifest Destiny of the Canadian Northwest 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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