How Long to Read Adventures of Deborah Sampson

How Long Does it Take to Read Adventures of Deborah Sampson?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Adventures of Deborah Sampson by Jovanka Bach; Ruthie Marlenée

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

Description

Adventures of Deborah Sampson by Jovanka Bach Set during the Revolutionary War, this is a story about how Deborah Sampson takes on the persona of a male soldier in the army. One of three daughters and three sons of Jonathan and Deborah Sampson; her youth is spent in poverty after her father abandons the family and goes off and drowns at sea. Her mother, unable to support all the children, eventually sends Deborah off as a servant to the household of Jeremiah Thomas. With an education that is mostly self-taught, she doesn’t want the life of a school teacher or of a weaver, another trade for a woman. A chance meeting with Nathan Andrews happens at a party, which takes place when she returns to the home of her mother, whom she hasn’t seen for many years. A quick romance with Nathan leads to a marriage ceremony however, before the ceremony is over, Deborah runs off and leaves her husband stranded. She purchases some men’s clothes and manages to enlist in the army disguised as a man. “She’d come to feel that it would be more honorable to be suffocated with the smoke from a cannon than to waste a useful, intended existence in despair suffocating by the smoke from a chimney in a warm farmhouse just because she’d been born a girl.” After a number of battles in which she proves herself as a competent soldier, her husband finally tracks her down. She manages to maintain her independence in spite of Nathan’s continual pleading for reconciliation. Eventually she is wounded in battle, and while being treated in a military hospital, the doctor discovers that she is actually a woman. Nathan continues trying to convince Deborah to leave the army and rejoin him in the marriage they had planned. Eventually she agrees and leaves the army to return to a life with Nathan.

How long is Adventures of Deborah Sampson?

Adventures of Deborah Sampson by Jovanka Bach; Ruthie Marlenée is 132 pages long, and a total of 33,264 words.

This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Adventures of Deborah Sampson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 1 minute to read Adventures of Deborah Sampson aloud.

What Reading Level is Adventures of Deborah Sampson?

Adventures of Deborah Sampson is suitable for students ages 10 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.

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