Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.4
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
16153
Points per Word
0.000186
Page Count
111
Points per Page
0.027027
Series
American Stories
Description
This is a biography of a man born into slavery in South Carolina who became a master bridge builder and, during Reconstruction, served in the Alabama state legislature.