How Long to Read Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District

How Long Does it Take to Read Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 17 minutes to read Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District by W. David Lewis

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

Description

Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District contradicts earlier interpretations of southern industrialization by showing that Birmingham, which became a leading symbol of the New South, was in fact deeply rooted in the antebellum plantation system and its "peculiar institution," slavery. As Lewis demonstrates, southern businessmen pursued their own indigenous model of economic growth and were selective in how they imported capital, machinery, and technical expertise from outside the region. The racial crises that erupted in Birmingham during the 1960s can be traced, in part, to...

How long is Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District?

Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District by W. David Lewis is 672 pages long, and a total of 169,344 words.

This makes it 227% the length of the average book. It also has 207% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 25 minutes to read Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District aloud.

What Reading Level is Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District?

Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham District 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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