How Long to Read We Gather Together

By Charles C. Eldredge

How Long Does it Take to Read We Gather Together?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 36 minutes to read We Gather Together by Charles C. Eldredge

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

Description

The mutual history of art, agriculture, and American identity as told through the theme of the harvest. The harvest has traditionally been a productive season, both on American farms and in its artists’ studios. Before the early nineteenth century, the ideal of the Jeffersonian yeoman, singly cultivating a subsistence plot for family use, dominated the American imagination; after World War II, the advent of big agribusiness proved less immediately attractive for artists. In We Gather Together, Charles C. Eldredge examines the period in between—when many Americans were farmers and much of America was farmland. Organized in a series of case studies each devoted to a single crop, We Gather Together initially focuses on familiar commodity crops such as corn, wheat, and potatoes, and then expands to other yields by Native American harvesters and California floriculturists, as well as winter ice cutters and coastal seaweed gatherers. This novel history of agriculture and art traces parallel developments on land and canvas, highlighting breakthroughs in each field. Artists such as Winslow Homer, Doris Lee, and Georgia O’Keeffe are joined by innovators in agriculture, whether mechanical inventors such as Eli Whitney, John Deere, and Cyrus McCormick or genetic hybridizers such as Luther Burbank, W. Atlee Burpee, and Theodosia Shepherd. Surveying an astonishing amount of material and a wide range of paintings, prints, and other artworks from the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, We Gather Together gorgeously demonstrates how the use of agricultural metaphors permeated American visual culture. The harvest, we see here, came to signify and dominate politics, poetry, and popular culture, ultimately representing a primary facet of American identity and nationhood.

How long is We Gather Together?

We Gather Together by Charles C. Eldredge is 327 pages long, and a total of 84,039 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read We Gather Together Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 39 minutes to read We Gather Together aloud.

What Reading Level is We Gather Together?

We Gather Together 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy We Gather Together?

We Gather Together by Charles C. Eldredge is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy We Gather Together by Charles C. Eldredge on Amazon click the button below.

Buy We Gather Together on Amazon