How Long to Read War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 47 minutes to read War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 by Miguel Ángel González-Quiroga

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

Description

The historical record of the Rio Grande valley through much of the nineteenth century reveals well-documented violence fueled by racial hatred, national rivalries, lack of governmental authority, competition for resources, and an international border that offered refuge to lawless men. Less noted is the region’s other everyday reality, one based on coexistence and cooperation among Mexicans, Anglo-Americans, and the Native Americans, African Americans, and Europeans who also inhabited the borderlands. War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 is a history of these parallel worlds focusing on a border that gave rise not only to violent conflict but also cooperation and economic and social advancement. Meeting here are the Anglo-Americans who came to the border region to trade, spread Christianity, and settle; Mexicans seeking opportunity in el norte; Native Americans who raided American and Mexican settlements alike for plunder and captives; and Europeans who crisscrossed the borderlands seeking new futures in a fluid frontier space. Historian Miguel Ángel González-Quiroga draws on national archives, letters, consular records, periodicals, and a host of other sources to give voice to borderlanders’ perspectives as he weaves their many, varied stories into one sweeping narrative. The tale he tells is one of economic connections and territorial disputes, of refugees and bounty hunters, speculation and stakeholding, smuggling and theft and other activities in which economic considerations often carried more weight than racial prejudice. Spanning the Anglo settlement of Texas in the 1830s, the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas , the US-Mexican War, various Indian wars, the US Civil War, the French intervention into Mexico, and the final subjugation of borderlands Indians by the combined forces of the US and Mexican armies, this is a magisterial work that forever alters, complicates, and enriches borderlands history. Published in association with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas

How long is War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880?

War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 by Miguel Ángel González-Quiroga is 509 pages long, and a total of 131,831 words.

This makes it 172% the length of the average book. It also has 161% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours to read War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 aloud.

What Reading Level is War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880?

War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880 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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