How Long to Read Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse

How Long Does it Take to Read Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse by Dorothy Ours

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

Description

The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time. The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding the jockey's father, trusting the boy and the horse that the British nicknamed the "American pony" to handle a race course that newspapers called "Suicide Lane." There, Battleship might become the first American racer to win England's monumental, century-old Grand National steeplechase. His rider, Great Britain's Bruce Hobbs, was only 17 years old. Hobbs started life with an advantage: his father, Reginald, was a superb professional horseman. But Reg Hobbs also made extreme demands, putting Bruce in situations that horrified the boy's mother and sometimes terrified the child. Bruce had to decide just how brave he could stand to be. On the other side of the Atlantic, the enigmatic Marion duPont grew up at the estate now known as James Madison's Montpelier—the refuge of America's "Father of the Constitution." Rejecting her chance to be a debutante, denied a corporate role because of her gender, Marion chose a pursuit where horses spoke for her. Taking on the world's toughest race, she would leave her film star husband, Randolph Scott, a continent away and be pulled beyond her own control. With its reach from Lindbergh's transatlantic flight to Cary Grant's Hollywood, Battleship is an epic tale of testing your true worth.

How long is Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse?

Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse by Dorothy Ours is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse aloud.

What Reading Level is Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse?

Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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