How Long to Read Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune

By Dianna Higgs Stampfler

How Long Does it Take to Read Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune by Dianna Higgs Stampfler

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

Description

The author of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes. Losing one's life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn't such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, suicide or other tragic causes--while rare--were not unheard of. Two keepers on Lake Superior's Grand Island disappeared one early summer day in 1908, their decomposed remains found weeks later. A newly hired and some say depressed keeper on Pilot Island in Wisconsin's Door County slit his own throat after a consultation with a local butcher about the location of the jugular vein. A smallpox outbreak in the late 1890s led to the tragic death of a lighthouse hired hand on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Join author Dianna Stampfler as she uncovers the facts (and debunks some fiction) behind some of the Great Lakes' darkest lighthouse tales.

How long is Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune?

Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune by Dianna Higgs Stampfler is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune aloud.

What Reading Level is Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune?

Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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