How Long to Read The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire

How Long Does it Take to Read The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire by Karl Jacoby

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

Description

Winner of the Ray Allen Billington Prize and the Phillis Wheatley Book Award "An American 'Odyssey,' the larger-than-life story of a man who travels far in the wake of war and gets by on his adaptability and gift for gab." —Wall Street Journal A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas south of the border. In The Strange Career of William Ellis, prize-winning historian Karl Jacoby weaves an astonishing tale of cunning and scandal, offering fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the US-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race in America.

How long is The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire?

The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire by Karl Jacoby is 330 pages long, and a total of 82,500 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to read The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire aloud.

What Reading Level is The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire?

The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire 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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