How many pages is America, U.S.A.?

288 pages, which is about 86,000 words and 6 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is America, U.S.A. worth reading?

Only 2 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 288 pages and about 6 hrs of your time, or 3½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is the America, U.S.A. audiobook?

About 9½ hrs, estimated from the 86,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

America, U.S.A.Eddie S. Glaude Jr

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America, U.S.A.

Name: America, U.S.A.
Author: Eddie S. Glaude Jr

Eddie S. Glaude Jr

6 hrsto read

At your speed≈ 6 hrs

Pages288

Audiobook≈ 9½ hrs

288 pages works out to roughly 86,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 6 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Only 2 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.

How long does it take to read America, U.S.A.?

America, U.S.A. is 288 pages, or roughly 86,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for America, U.S.A. at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	8 hrs
Average	250	6 hrs
Fast	400	3½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.

Your reading speed… wpm

Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.

Common questions

How long does it take to read America, U.S.A.?: About 6 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. America, U.S.A. runs 288 pages, roughly 86,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 8 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3½ hrs.
How many pages is America, U.S.A.?: 288 pages, which is about 86,000 words and 6 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is America, U.S.A. worth reading?: Only 2 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 288 pages and about 6 hrs of your time, or 3½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is the America, U.S.A. audiobook?: About 9½ hrs, estimated from the 86,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America’s unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us.…

“A thoughtful, insightful, beautifully written book that is timely and welcomed in these perilous times.”—Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy “Eddie S. Glaude Jr. opens a necessary conversation as we reflect on the meaning of our country’s 250th anniversary.”—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello Celebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. presents a groundbreaking analysis of the vicious cycles of American history and the country’s enduring refusal to face its true nature—especially at the moments when national anniversaries steer us back toward the mythology meant to disguise the truth. America, U.S.A., deliberately formulated and beautifully written, details a heart-wrenching exploration of America’s legacy. It is a magnificently complex combination of lessons and voices—from W.E.B. DuBois and John Dos Passos to Herman Melville and Martin Luther King, Jr.—that, together, paint a sprawling and honest tableau of the United States, its complicated past, and ever more tenuous future. Glaude’s is a powerful voice of conscience in our tumultuous world. He pulls no punches, calling on us to interrogate our conceptions of innocence and freedom and the stories we tell ourselves about our past and present. Centered around the major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years of history, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid, profoundly moving, and deeply reflective, America, U.S.A. is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past in order to strive for the better angels of our future.

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