How Long to Read Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty

How Long Does it Take to Read Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty by Ralph Thomas Kam

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

Description

The bones of Hawaii's King Kamehameha the Great were hidden at night in a secret location. In contrast, his successor Kamehameha III had a half-mile-long funeral procession to the Royal Tomb watched by thousands. Drawing on missionary journals, government publications and Hawaiian and English language newspapers, this book describes changes in funerary practices for Hawaiian royalty and details the observance of each royal death beginning with that of Kamehameha in 1819. Funeral observances of Western royalty provided an extravagant model for their Hawaiian counterparts yet many indigenous practices endured. Mourners no longer knocked out their teeth or tattooed their tongues but mass wailing, feather standards and funeral dirges continued well into the 20th century. Dozens of historic drawings and photographs provide rare glimpses of the obsequies of the Kamehameha and Kalakaua dynasties. Descriptions of the burial sites provide locations of the final resting places of Hawaii's royalty.

How long is Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty?

Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty by Ralph Thomas Kam is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty aloud.

What Reading Level is Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty?

Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty 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.

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