It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause by Roger G. Kennedy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Thomas Jefferson advocated a republic of small farmers--free and independent yeomen. And yet as president he presided over a massive expansion of the slaveholding plantation system, particularly with the Louisiana Purchase, squeezing the yeomanry to the fringes and to less desirable farmland. Now Roger G. Kennedy conducts an eye-opening examination of the gap between Jefferson's stated aspirations and what actually happened. Kennedy reveals how the Louisiana Purchase had a major impact on land use and the growth of slavery. He examines the great financial interests (such as the powerful land...
Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause by Roger G. Kennedy is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.
This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause aloud.
Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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