How Long to Read Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893

By Joshua D. Wolff

How Long Does it Take to Read Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893 by Joshua D. Wolff

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Description

This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from its origins in the helter-skelter ferment of antebellum capitalism to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles that raged over Western Union's monopoly on nineteenth-century American telecommunications - in Congress, in courts, and in the press - illuminate the fierce tensions over the rising power of corporations after the Civil War and the reshaping of American political economy. The telegraph debate reveals that what we understand as the normative relationship between private...

How long is Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893?

Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893 by Joshua D. Wolff is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893 aloud.

What Reading Level is Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893?

Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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