How Long to Read Sick from Freedom

How Long Does it Take to Read Sick from Freedom?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Sick from Freedom by Jim Downs

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

Description

Bondspeople who fled from slavery during and after the Civil War did not expect that their flight toward freedom would lead to sickness, disease, suffering, and death. But the war produced the largest biological crisis of the nineteenth century, and as historian Jim Downs reveals in this groundbreaking volume, it had deadly consequences for hundreds of thousands of freed people. In Sick from Freedom, Downs recovers the untold story of one of the bitterest ironies in American history--that the emancipation of the slaves, seen as one of the great turning points in U.S. history, had devastating...

How long is Sick from Freedom?

Sick from Freedom by Jim Downs is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sick from Freedom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Sick from Freedom aloud.

What Reading Level is Sick from Freedom?

Sick from Freedom 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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