It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality by James L. Huston
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In this engaging new biography, James L. Huston explores the political life of Stephen A. Douglas and his definition and promotion of the ideal of democratic equality. By placing Douglas in the current historiographical controversies of the antebellum period, Huston updates our understanding of Douglas and the battles that he fought over the meaning democracy and its institutional framework in the building of the Democratic party, the struggle over slavery's extension into the West, the meaning of popular sovereignty and the legitimacy of peaceful secession from the Union.
Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality by James L. Huston is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality aloud.
Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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