It takes the average reader 2 hours and 58 minutes to read Seasoned to the Country: Slavery in the Life of Benjamin Franklin by Marilyn Wise
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"Seasoned to the Country" brings together the details of slavery in the life of one of the most famous founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.Franklinstarted life as a poor boy, receiving only two years of education before starting to work at age ten. When he opened his print shop, he hired an indentured servant, and advertised slaves for sale and runaway servants and slaves for capture. After he became married, he adopted the local practice of relying on slave labor in his home. By the end of his life,Franklincontributed funds to establish the first all-black church inPennsylvania, and...
Seasoned to the Country: Slavery in the Life of Benjamin Franklin by Marilyn Wise is 175 pages long, and a total of 44,625 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 3 minutes to read Seasoned to the Country: Slavery in the Life of Benjamin Franklin aloud.
Seasoned to the Country: Slavery in the Life of Benjamin Franklin is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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