How Long to Read The Great Chicago Beer Riot

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Chicago Beer Riot?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read The Great Chicago Beer Riot by John F Hogan

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

Description

An “exhaustive” account of the pivotal incident between “native-born Protestant Chicagoans who founded the city and newer German and Irish immigrants” (Bloomberg). In 1855, when Chicago’s recently elected mayor Levi Boone pushed through a law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Sunday, the city pushed back. To the German community, the move seemed a deliberate provocation from Boone’s stridently anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party. Beer formed the centerpiece of German Sunday gatherings, and robbing them of it on their only day off was a slap in the face. On April 21, 1855, an armed mob poured across the Clark Street Bridge and advanced on city hall. The Chicago Lager Riot resulted in at least one death, nineteen injuries and sixty arrests. It also led to the creation of a modern police department and the political alliances that helped put Abraham Lincoln in the White House. Authors Judy E. Brady and John F. Hogan explore the riot and its aftermath, from pint glass to bully pulpit.

How long is The Great Chicago Beer Riot?

The Great Chicago Beer Riot by John F Hogan is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Chicago Beer Riot Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read The Great Chicago Beer Riot aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Chicago Beer Riot?

The Great Chicago Beer Riot is suitable for students ages 10 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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