How Long to Read The First Hollywood

How Long Does it Take to Read The First Hollywood?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 25 minutes to read The First Hollywood by Shawn C Bean

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

Description

Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. Devastated by fire in 1901, rebuilt in a wide variety of architectural styles, sharing the same geographic and meteorological DNA as southern California, the city was an ideal location for northern film production companies looking to relocate. In 1908, New York-based Kalem Studios sent its first crew to Jacksonville. By 1914, fifteen major companies--including Fox and Metro Pictures--had set up shop there. Oliver Hardy, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and the Barrymores all made movies in the Florida sunshine. In total, nearly 300 films, including the first Technicolor picture ever made, were completed in Jacksonville by 1928. But the city couldn't escape its past. Even as upstart Hollywood boosters sought to discredit Jacksonville, the latter imploded from a combination of political upheaval, simmering racial tensions, disease, and World War I. Shawn Bean uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to bring to light a little-known aspect of film history. Filled with intrigue, backroom shenanigans, and missed opportunities, The First Hollywood is just the kind of drama we've come to expect from the big screen.

How long is The First Hollywood?

The First Hollywood by Shawn C Bean is 203 pages long, and a total of 51,359 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 First Hollywood Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 40 minutes to read The First Hollywood aloud.

What Reading Level is The First Hollywood?

The First Hollywood 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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