How Long to Read The Divided Family in Civil War America

How Long Does it Take to Read The Divided Family in Civil War America?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Divided Family in Civil War America by Amy Murrell Taylor

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

Description

The Civil War has long been described as a war pitting "brother against brother." The divided family is an enduring metaphor for the divided nation, but it also accurately reflects the reality of America's bloodiest war. Connecting the metaphor to the real experiences of families whose households were split by conflicting opinions about the war, Amy Murrell Taylor provides a social and cultural history of the divided family in Civil War America. In hundreds of border state households, brothers--and sisters--really did fight one another, while fathers and sons argued over secession and husbands and wives struggled with opposing national loyalties. Even enslaved men and women found themselves divided over how to respond to the war. Taylor studies letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents to understand how families coped with the unprecedented intrusion of war into their private lives. Family divisions inflamed the national crisis while simultaneously embodying it on a small scale--something noticed by writers of popular fiction and political rhetoric, who drew explicit connections between the ordeal of divided families and that of the nation. Weaving together an analysis of this popular imagery with the experiences of real families, Taylor demonstrates how the effects of the Civil War went far beyond the battlefield to penetrate many facets of everyday life.

How long is The Divided Family in Civil War America?

The Divided Family in Civil War America by Amy Murrell Taylor is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Divided Family in Civil War America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Divided Family in Civil War America aloud.

What Reading Level is The Divided Family in Civil War America?

The Divided Family in Civil War America 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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