How Long to Read Mistress of Evergreen Plantation

How Long Does it Take to Read Mistress of Evergreen Plantation?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Mistress of Evergreen Plantation by Rachel Swayze O'Connor

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

Description

These 157 never-before-published letters were written by Rachel O'Connor of Evergreen Plantation in the Feliciana country of Louisiana to her brother David Weeks and his family at their home, Shadows-on-the-Teche, in the bayou country. They span a period of twenty-two years, providing valuable information on early plantation life, society, and economics. Rachel was born in 1774 at a time of great change in America. The customs of the French and Spanish frontier were being replaced by the lifestyle of the Anglo-Saxon settlers who quickly established the grand manner characteristic of the antebellum South. Rachel had ties to both worlds, the pioneer log cabins and the columned mansions. A woman planter in a man's world, she allows her readers to share her view of slavery in all its ramifications without a hint of later controversy. Rachel discusses frankly the immorality of overseers, slave concubinage, and slave discipline, revealing her own paternalistic attitude toward slaveholding. Her letters also discuss epidemics, the weather, her neighbors, her crops and gardens, and always her struggle against lawsuits and debts. The book contains a historical introduction to the period, a genealogical chart of Rachel's family, and a "Who's Who" of important persons mentioned in the letters. Explanatory annotations and editorial notes provide information relative to persons and events. Maps and sketches orient the setting of Rachel's world. A concluding summary traces the descendants of her relatives and friends, and describes the site of Evergreen Plantation as it exists today.

How long is Mistress of Evergreen Plantation?

Mistress of Evergreen Plantation by Rachel Swayze O'Connor is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mistress of Evergreen Plantation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read Mistress of Evergreen Plantation aloud.

What Reading Level is Mistress of Evergreen Plantation?

Mistress of Evergreen Plantation 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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