How Long to Read Captain Ahab Had a Wife

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Ahab Had a Wife?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read Captain Ahab Had a Wife by Lisa Norling

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

Description

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry in New England sent hundreds of ships and thousands of men to distant seas on voyages lasting up to five years. In Captain Ahab Had a Wife, Lisa Norling taps a rich vein of sources--including women's and men's letters and diaries, shipowners' records, Quaker meeting minutes and other church records, newspapers and magazines, censuses, and city directories--to reconstruct the lives of the "Cape Horn widows" left behind onshore. Norling begins with the emergence of colonial whalefishery on the island of Nantucket and then...

How long is Captain Ahab Had a Wife?

Captain Ahab Had a Wife by Lisa Norling is 392 pages long, and a total of 98,784 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Ahab Had a Wife Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read Captain Ahab Had a Wife aloud.

What Reading Level is Captain Ahab Had a Wife?

Captain Ahab Had a Wife 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.

Where Can I Buy Captain Ahab Had a Wife?

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