How Long to Read Root and Branch

How Long Does it Take to Read Root and Branch?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read Root and Branch by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

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

Description

In this remarkable book, Graham Hodges presents a comprehensive history of African Americans in New York City and its rural environs from the arrival of the first African--a sailor marooned on Manhattan Island in 1613--to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863. Throughout, he explores the intertwined themes of freedom and servitude, city and countryside, and work, religion, and resistance that shaped black life in the region through two and a half centuries. Hodges chronicles the lives of the first free black settlers in the Dutch-ruled city, the gradual slide into enslavement after the British...

How long is Root and Branch?

Root and Branch by Graham Russell Gao Hodges is 424 pages long, and a total of 107,696 words.

This makes it 143% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Root and Branch Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 48 minutes to read Root and Branch aloud.

What Reading Level is Root and Branch?

Root and Branch 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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Where Can I Buy Root and Branch?

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