It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Ordinary Lives in the Early Caribbean by Kristen Block
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Kristen Block examines the entangled histories of Spain and England in the Caribbean during the long seventeenth century, focusing on colonialism's two main goals: the search for profit and the call to Christian dominance. Using the stories of ordinary people, Block illustrates how engaging with the powerful rhetoric and rituals of Christianity was central to survival. Isobel Criolla was a runaway slave in Cartagena who successfully lobbied the Spanish governor not to return her to an abusive mistress. Nicolas Burundel was a French Calvinist who served as henchman to the Spanish governor of...
Ordinary Lives in the Early Caribbean by Kristen Block 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 Ordinary Lives in the Early Caribbean aloud.
Ordinary Lives in the Early Caribbean is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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