How Long to Read Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy

How Long Does it Take to Read Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 15 minutes to read Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy by Christopher Grasso

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

Description

The epic life story of a schoolteacher and preacher in Missouri, guerrilla fighter in the Civil War, Congressman, freethinking lecturer and author, and anarchist. A former Methodist preacher and Missouri schoolteacher, John R. Kelso served as a Union Army foot soldier, cavalry officer, guerrilla fighter, and spy. Kelso became driven by revenge after pro-Southern neighbors stole his property, burned down his house, and drove his family and friends from their homes. He vowed to kill twenty-five Confederates with his own hands and, often disguised as a rebel, proceeded to track and kill unsuspecting victims with "wild delight." The newspapers of the day reported on his feats of derring-do, as the Union hailed him as a hero and Confederate sympathizers called him a monster. Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy: The Civil Wars of John R. Kelso is an account of an extraordinary nineteenth-century American life. During Reconstruction, Kelso served in the House of Representatives and was one of the first to call for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Personal tragedy then drove him west, where he became a freethinking lecturer and author, an atheist, a spiritualist, and, before his death in 1891, an anarchist. Kelso was also a strong-willed son, a passionate husband, and a loving and grieving father. The Civil War remained central to his life, challenging his notions of manhood and honor, his ideals of liberty and equality, and his beliefs about politics, religion, morality, and human nature. Throughout his life, too, he fought private wars--not only against former friends and alienated family members, rebellious students and disaffected church congregations, political opponents and religious critics, but also against the warring impulses in his own character. In Christopher Grasso's hands, Kelso's life story offers a unique vantage on dimensions of nineteenth-century American culture that are usually treated separately: religious revivalism and political anarchism; sex, divorce, and Civil War battles; freethinking and the Wild West. A complex figure and passionate, contradictory, and prolific writer, John R. Kelso here receives a full telling of his life for the first time.

How long is Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy?

Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy by Christopher Grasso is 545 pages long, and a total of 138,975 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 170% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 39 minutes to read Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy aloud.

What Reading Level is Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy?

Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy 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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