How Long to Read Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset

How Long Does it Take to Read Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset by Alvin F. Oickle

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

Description

For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire broke out below decks, and frantic passengers leapt from the flames only to be pulled down by the swift waters. Author Alvin F. Oickle puts a human face to the tragedy as he profiles some of the seventy-five who perished, among them young mother Alethea Gray and six members of the Reed family. With a fast-paced style and firsthand accounts, Oickle masterfully narrates the last run of the Wawaset against the backdrop of a tense post-Civil War society.

How long is Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset?

Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset by Alvin F. Oickle is 130 pages long, and a total of 32,500 words.

This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 57 minutes to read Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset aloud.

What Reading Level is Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset?

Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset is suitable for students ages 10 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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