How Long to Read The Refinement of America

How Long Does it Take to Read The Refinement of America?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 4 minutes to read The Refinement of America by Richard Lyman Bushman

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

Description

This lively and authoritative volume makes clear that the quest for taste and manners in America has been essential to the serious pursuit of a democratic culture. Spanning the material world from mansions and silverware to etiquette books, city planning, and sentimental novels, Richard L. Bushman shows how a set of values originating in aristocratic court culture gradually permeated almost every stratum of American society and served to prevent the hardening of class consciousness. A work of immense and richly nuanced learning, The Refinement of America newly illuminates every facet of both our artifacts and our values.

How long is The Refinement of America?

The Refinement of America by Richard Lyman Bushman is 528 pages long, and a total of 136,224 words.

This makes it 178% the length of the average book. It also has 166% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Refinement of America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 24 minutes to read The Refinement of America aloud.

What Reading Level is The Refinement of America?

The Refinement of America 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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