It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates by Robert C. Ritchie
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The legends that die hardest are those of the romantic outlaw, and those of swashbuckling pirates are surely among the most durable. Swift ships, snug inns, treasures buried by torchlight, palm-fringed beaches, fabulous riches, and, most of all, freedom from the mean life of the laboring man are the stuff of this tradition reinforced by many a novel and film. It is disconcerting to think of such dashing scoundrels as slaves to economic forces, but so they were—as Robert Ritchie demonstrates in this lively history of piracy. He focuses on the shadowy figure of William Kidd, whose career in the...
Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates by Robert C. Ritchie is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.
This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates aloud.
Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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