How Long to Read Sowing the Wind

How Long Does it Take to Read Sowing the Wind?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Sowing the Wind by Dorothy Overstreet Pratt

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

Description

In 1890, Mississippi called a convention to rewrite its constitution. That convention became the singular event that marked the state's transition from the nineteenth century to the twentieth and set the path for the state for decades to come. The primary purpose of the convention was to disfranchise African American voters as well as some poor whites. The result was a document that transformed the state for the next century. In Sowing the Wind, Dorothy Overstreet Pratt traces the decision to call that convention, examines the delegates" decisions, and analyzes the impact of their new constitution. Pratt argues the constitution produced a new social structure, which pivoted the state's culture from a class-based system to one centered upon race. Though state leaders had not anticipated this change, they were savvy in their manipulation of the issues. The new constitution effectively filled the goal of disfranchisement. Moreover, unlike the constitutions of many other southern states, it held up against attack for over seventy years. It also hindered the state socially and economically well into the twentieth century.

How long is Sowing the Wind?

Sowing the Wind by Dorothy Overstreet Pratt is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sowing the Wind Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Sowing the Wind aloud.

What Reading Level is Sowing the Wind?

Sowing the Wind 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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