How Long to Read The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento by John Augustus Sutter

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

Description

John A. Sutter (1803-1880) could have become one of the richest men in California when gold was found on his property. Instead he lost his vast land holdings on the Sacramento and Feather Rivers and eventually left California penniless. Sutter always claimed to be the victim of charlatans, but he bore considerable responsibility for his downfall. He had amassed huge debts before the gold discovery and added even more afterward. In the rough dealings of frontier capitalism in gold rush California, Sutter was easy prey. Soon after the gold discovery, Sutter’s eldest son, John Jr., (1826-1897) arrived, but soon moved south to Mexico. Hoping to obtain compensation for the land that he and his father had lost, John, Jr., returned to California in 1855 to give his lawyer a thorough statement cataloging how both Sutters were swindled. This extensive document describes the dirty deals of the first great gold rush in the western United States. Sutter’s statement has not been available for sixty years. Editor Allan R. Ottley reproduced and annotated this statement, providing a full biographical context and offering an appendix, bibliography, and index. Albert L. Hurtado’s introduction updates the book, originally published in 1942.

How long is The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento?

The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento by John Augustus Sutter is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento?

The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento 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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