It takes the average reader 5 hours and 4 minutes to read South Shore Days 1940's & '50's by Gerald Lewis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This is a personal memoir of good times in Chicago back in the days when candy bars and White Castles cost a mere 5 cents. Chicago is a "city of neighborhoods," whether you are talking about Chinatown, Canaryville, Bridgeport, Beverly, South Chicago, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Woodlawn or Englewood. This story takes place in the old South Shore neighborhood nestled on Lake Michigan between Jackson Park to the north and the booming steel mills to the south. My cousin, Dr. Bruce Hannon of the University of Illinois, used to say, "Good people make a good place good" and South Shore was one of those...
South Shore Days 1940's & '50's by Gerald Lewis is 302 pages long, and a total of 76,104 words.
This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 55 minutes to read South Shore Days 1940's & '50's aloud.
South Shore Days 1940's & '50's is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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