How Long to Read Carrying the Colors

How Long Does it Take to Read Carrying the Colors?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Carrying the Colors by W. Robert Beckman

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

Description

An Escaped Slave who Fought for the Union and Whose Wartime Heroism was Finally Recognized with the Nation's Highest Honor for Military Valor In 1862, Andrew "Andy" Jackson Smith, son of a white landowner and enslaved woman, escaped to Union troops operating in Kentucky, made his way to the North, and volunteered for the 55th Massachusetts, one of the newly formed African American regiments. The regiment was deployed to South Carolina, and during a desperate assault on a Confederate battery, the color bearer was killed. Before the flag was lost, however, Smith quickly retrieved it and under...

How long is Carrying the Colors?

Carrying the Colors by W. Robert Beckman is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Carrying the Colors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Carrying the Colors aloud.

What Reading Level is Carrying the Colors?

Carrying the Colors 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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