How Long to Read Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department

How Long Does it Take to Read Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 45 minutes to read Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Dean Acheson

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

Description

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize With deft portraits of many world figures, Dean Acheson analyzes the processes of policy making, the necessity for decision, and the role of power and initiative in matters of state. Acheson (1893–1971) was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State at the end of the Truman years. Throughout that time Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest wills at work. It was a period that included World War II, the reconstruction of Europe, the Korean War, the development of nuclear power, the formation of the United Nations and NATO. It involved him at close quarters with a cast that starred Truman, Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Attlee, Eden Bevin, Schuman, Dulles, de Gasperi, Adenauer, Yoshida, Vishinsky, and Molotov.

How long is Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department?

Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Dean Acheson is 858 pages long, and a total of 221,364 words.

This makes it 290% the length of the average book. It also has 271% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 9 minutes to read Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department aloud.

What Reading Level is Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department?

Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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