How Long to Read Spectacle of Grief

How Long Does it Take to Read Spectacle of Grief?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Spectacle of Grief by Sarah J. Purcell

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

Description

This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories of the war and allowed a diverse set of people to contribute to changing American national identities. These funerals featured lengthy processions that sometimes crossed multiple state lines, burial ceremonies open to the public, and other cultural productions of commemoration such as oration and song. As Sarah J. Purcell reveals, Americans' participation in these funeral rites led to contemplation and contestation over the political and social meanings of the war and the roles played by the honored dead. Public mourning for military heroes, reformers, and politicians distilled political and social anxieties as the country coped with the aftermath of mass death and casualties. Purcell shows how large-scale funerals for figures such as Henry Clay and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson set patterns for mourning culture and Civil War commemoration; after 1865, public funerals for figures such as Robert E. Lee, Charles Sumner, Frederick Douglass, and Winnie Davis elaborated on these patterns and fostered public debate about the meanings of the war, Reconstruction, race, and gender.

How long is Spectacle of Grief?

Spectacle of Grief by Sarah J. Purcell is 353 pages long, and a total of 89,309 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 109% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spectacle of Grief Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 8 minutes to read Spectacle of Grief aloud.

What Reading Level is Spectacle of Grief?

Spectacle of Grief 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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