How Long to Read The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War

How Long Does it Take to Read The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War by Leonard L. Richards

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

Description

Award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards gives us an authoritative and revealing portrait of an overlooked harbinger of the terrible battle that was to come. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, Americans of all stripes saw the potential for both wealth and power. Among the more calculating were Southern slave owners. By making California a slave state, they could increase the value of their slaves—by 50 percent at least, and maybe much more. They could also gain additional influence in Congress and expand Southern economic clout, abetted by a new transcontinental railroad that would run through the South. Yet, despite their machinations, California entered the union as a free state. Disillusioned Southerners would agitate for even more slave territory, leading to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and, ultimately, to the Civil War itself.

How long is The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War?

The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War by Leonard L. Richards is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War aloud.

What Reading Level is The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War?

The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War 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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