How Long to Read Old South, New South

How Long Does it Take to Read Old South, New South?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Old South, New South by Gavin Wright

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

Description

In this provocative and intricate analysis of the postbellum southern economy, Gavin Wright finds in the South’s peculiar labor market the answer to the perennial question of why the region remained backward for so long. After the Civil War, Wright explains, the South continued to be a low-wage regional market embedded in a high-wage national economy. He vividly details the origins, workings, and ultimate demise of that distinct system. The post-World War II southern economy, which created today’s Sunbelt, Wright shows, is not the result of the evolution of the old system, but the product of...

How long is Old South, New South?

Old South, New South by Gavin Wright 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 Old South, New South Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Old South, New South aloud.

What Reading Level is Old South, New South?

Old South, New South 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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