It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read The Black Hearts of Men by John Stauffer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
At a time when slavery was spreading and the country was steeped in racism, two white men and two black men overcame social barriers and mistrust to form a unique alliance that sought nothing less than the end of all evil. Drawing on the largest extant bi-racial correspondence in the Civil War era, John Stauffer braids together these men's struggles to reconcile ideals of justice with the reality of slavery and oppression. Who could imagine that Gerrit Smith, one of the richest men in the country, would give away his wealth to the poor and ally himself with Frederick Douglass, an ex-slave?...
The Black Hearts of Men by John Stauffer is 379 pages long, and a total of 98,161 words.
This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read The Black Hearts of Men aloud.
The Black Hearts of Men is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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