How Long to Read Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs

How Long Does it Take to Read Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs by Thomas Henry Tibbles

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

Description

"Read [this book] before you read another thing. Surely you too will rank it as a classic".-American Indian Crafts and Culture. Standing Bear was a chieftain of the Ponca Indian tribe, which farmed and hunted peacefully along the Niobrara River in northeastern Nebraska. In 1878 the Poncas were forced by the federal government to move to Indian Territory. During the year they were driven out, 158 out of 730 died, including Standing Bear's young son, who had begged to be buried on the Niobrara. Early in 1879 the chief, accompanied by a small band, defied the federal government by returning to the ancestral home with the boy's body. At the end of ten weeks of walking through winter cold, they were arrested. However, General George Crook, touched by their "pitiable condition", turned for help to Thomas H. Tibbles, a crusading newspaperman on the Omaha Daily Herald, who rallied public support. Citing the Fourteenth Amendment, Standing Bear brought suit against the federal government. The resulting trial first established Indians as persons within the meaning of the law. At the end of his testimony, Standing Bear held out his hand to the judge and pleaded for recognition of his humanity: "My hand is not the color of yours, but if I pierce it, I shall feel pain. If you pierce your hand, you also feel pain. The blood that will flow from mine will be of the same color as yours. I am a man. The same God made us both". Kay Graber, editor emeritus at the University of Nebraska Press, has edited and provided a new introduction for this eyewitness account of the celebrated court case. She is also editor of Sister to the Sioux (Nebraska 1978).

How long is Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs?

Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs by Thomas Henry Tibbles is 162 pages long, and a total of 40,824 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs aloud.

What Reading Level is Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs?

Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs is suitable for students ages 10 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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