How Long to Read Adventures of a Ballad Hunter

How Long Does it Take to Read Adventures of a Ballad Hunter?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Adventures of a Ballad Hunter by John Avery Lomax

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

Description

Growing up beside the Chisholm Trail, captivated by the songs of passing cowboys and his bosom friend, an African American farmhand, John A. Lomax developed a passion for American folk songs that ultimately made him one of the foremost authorities on this fundamental aspect of Americana. Across many decades and throughout the country, Lomax and his informants created over five thousand recordings of America's musical heritage, including ballads, blues, children's songs, fiddle tunes, field hollers, lullabies, play-party songs, religious dramas, spirituals, and work songs. He acted as honorary curator of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress, directed the Slave Narrative Project of the WPA, and cofounded the Texas Folklore Society. Lomax's books include Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, American Ballads and Folk Songs, Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Leadbelly, and Our Singing Country, the last three coauthored with his son Alan Lomax. Adventures of a Ballad Hunter is a memoir of Lomax's eventful life. It recalls his early years and the fruitful decades he spent on the road collecting folk songs, on his own and later with son Alan and second wife Ruby Terrill Lomax. Vibrant, amusing, often haunting stories of the people he met and recorded are the gems of this book, which also gives lyrics for dozens of songs. Adventures of a Ballad Hunter illuminates vital traditions in American popular culture and the labor that has gone into their preservation.

How long is Adventures of a Ballad Hunter?

Adventures of a Ballad Hunter by John Avery Lomax is 275 pages long, and a total of 70,125 words.

This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Adventures of a Ballad Hunter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 23 minutes to read Adventures of a Ballad Hunter aloud.

What Reading Level is Adventures of a Ballad Hunter?

Adventures of a Ballad Hunter 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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