How Long to Read Prairie University

How Long Does it Take to Read Prairie University?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 36 minutes to read Prairie University by Robert E. Knoll

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

Description

Founded in 1869, the University of Nebraska was given the awesome responsibility of educating a new state barely connected by roads and rail lines. Established as a comprehensive university, uniting the arts and sciences, commerce and agriculture, and open to all regardless of "age, sex, color, or nationality," it has as its motto Literis dedicata et omnibus artibus--dedicated to letters and all the arts. The University at first was confined to four city blocks and didn't have a building until 1871. Cows grazed the campus. But soon the high aspirations of the state began to be realized. Nebraska boasted the first department of psychology west of the Mississippi River, and its faculty included national prominent scholars like botanist Charles Bessey and linguist A. H. Edgren (later a member of the Nobel Commission). Willa Cather, Roscoe Pound, Mari Sandoz, and Louise Pound ranked among its early graduates. And it developed a reputation for excellence in collegiate athletics. Written by a beloved member of the faculty, this history shows both why Robert E. Knoll is so devoted to the University as well as the tests such devotion must endure. Its history is hardly one of placid growth and unimpeded progress. Its regents, administration, faculty, and students have periodically fought one another: sometimes over matters as crucial as the University's purpose, shape, and destination. More often, battles waged over personalities. It is to these personalities that Knoll directs most of his attention. The author focuses on the men and women who made a difference, for good or ill. He locates the University's place in the changing intellectual and academic context of the United States and charts its passage through hard times and prosperity. He notes the contributions of the University to Nebraska, from the early experiments in sugar beet cultivation to the national fame of its football team. Most important, its education of generations of Nebraskans has lifted state goals and achievement, and its outreach has made the University an international community.

How long is Prairie University?

Prairie University by Robert E. Knoll is 804 pages long, and a total of 204,216 words.

This makes it 271% the length of the average book. It also has 250% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Prairie University Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 35 minutes to read Prairie University aloud.

What Reading Level is Prairie University?

Prairie University is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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