How Long to Read The Grapes of Conquest

How Long Does it Take to Read The Grapes of Conquest?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read The Grapes of Conquest by Julia Ornelas-Higdon

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

Description

California's wine country conjures images of pastoral vineyards and cellars lined with oak barrels. As a mainstay of the state's economy, California wines occupy the popular imagination like never before and drive tourism in famous viticultural regions across the state. Scholars know remarkably little, however, about the history of the wine industry and the diverse groups who built it. In fact, contemporary stereotypes belie how the state's commercial wine industry was born amid social turmoil and racialized violence in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century California. In The Grapes of Conquest Julia Ornelas-Higdon addresses these gaps in the historical narrative and popular imagination. Beginning with the industry's inception at the California missions, Ornelas-Higdon examines the evolution of wine growing across three distinct political regimes--Spanish, Mexican, and American--through the industry's demise after Prohibition. This interethnic study of race and labor in California examines how California Natives, Mexican Californios, Chinese immigrants, and Euro-Americans came together to build the industry. Ornelas-Higdon identifies the birth of the wine industry as a significant missing piece of California history--one that reshapes scholars' understandings of how conquest played out, how race and citizenship were constructed, and how agribusiness emerged across the region. The Grapes of Conquest unearths the working-class, multiracial roots of the California wine industry, challenging its contemporary identity as the purview of elite populations.

How long is The Grapes of Conquest?

The Grapes of Conquest by Julia Ornelas-Higdon is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Grapes of Conquest Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read The Grapes of Conquest aloud.

What Reading Level is The Grapes of Conquest?

The Grapes of Conquest 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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