How Long to Read The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930

How Long Does it Take to Read The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 27 minutes to read The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930 by John Otto

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

Description

An examination of the settlement history of the alluvial bottomlands of the lower Mississippi Valley from 1880 to 1930, this study details how cotton-growers transformed the swamplands of northwestern Mississippi, northeastern Louisiana, northeastern Arkansas, and southern Missouri into cotton fields. Although these alluvial bottomlands contained the richest cotton soils in the American South, cotton-growers in the Southern bottomlands faced a host of environmental problems, including dense forests, seasonal floods, water-logged soils, poor transportation, malarial fevers and insect pests. This interdisciplinary approach uses primary and secondary sources from the fields of history, geography, sociology, agronomy, and ecology to fill an important gap in our knowledge of American environmental history. Requiring laborers to clear and cultivate their lands, cotton-growers recruited black and white workers from the upland areas of the Southern states. Growers also supported the levee districts which built imposing embankments to hold the floodwaters in check. Canals and drainage ditches were constructed to drain the lands, and local railways and graveled railways soon ended the area's isolation. Finally, quinine and patent medicines would offer some relief from the malarial fevers that afflicted bottomland residents, and commercial poisons would combat the local pests that attacked the cotton plants, including the boll weevils which arrived in the early twentieth century.

How long is The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930?

The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930 by John Otto is 204 pages long, and a total of 51,816 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 43 minutes to read The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930?

The Final Frontiers, 1880-1930 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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