How Long to Read The Literature of Reconstruction

How Long Does it Take to Read The Literature of Reconstruction?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read The Literature of Reconstruction by Brook Thomas

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

Description

"In this groundbreaking new study, author Brook Thomas argues that literary analysis can enhance our historical understanding of race and Reconstruction. The standard view that Reconstruction ended with the Compromise of 1877 is a retrospective construction. Works of literature provide the perspective of those who continued to see possibilities for its renewal well past 1877. Historians have long tried to reconcile social history's emphasis on the local with political history's emphasis on the national. Literature creates national political allegories while focusing on events in a particular locale. Moreover, the debate over Reconstruction was a debate about state legitimacy as well as specific laws. It was a question of foundational myths as well as foundational legal principles. Literature's political allegories allow us to recreate those debates rather than view the end of Reconstruction as a foregone conclusion. Because many of the issues raised by Reconstruction remain unresolved, those debates continue into the present. Chapters treat how the racial issues raised by Reconstruction are interwoven with debates over state v. national authority, efforts to combat terrorism (the KKK), the paternalism of welfare, economic expansion, and the question of who should rightly inherit the nation's past. Thomas examines authors who opposed Reconstruction, authors who supported it, and authors who struggled with mixed feelings. This exciting text will set the standard in literary historical studies for decades to come"--

How long is The Literature of Reconstruction?

The Literature of Reconstruction by Brook Thomas is 399 pages long, and a total of 103,341 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Literature of Reconstruction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read The Literature of Reconstruction aloud.

What Reading Level is The Literature of Reconstruction?

The Literature of Reconstruction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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