It takes the average reader 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Chronicles of San Quentin by Kenneth Church Lamott
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1961, writing Chronicles of San Quentin was first suggested to Kenneth Lamott during a spell as a teacher at that California prison in the 1950’s. The book not only chronicles the history and highlights of one of America’s most famous penitentiaries, but it also reflects the changes in prisons in the U.S. over the last 100 years. Calmly informing us that there were over 4,000 murders in California between 1849-1855, Lamott quickly justifies the terrible need the state had for prisons other than lax, badly run county and city jails. But San Quentin itself, which started as a...
Chronicles of San Quentin by Kenneth Church Lamott is 250 pages long, and a total of 62,500 words.
This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 41 minutes to read Chronicles of San Quentin aloud.
Chronicles of San Quentin is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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