How Long to Read Embassy to the Eastern Courts

How Long Does it Take to Read Embassy to the Eastern Courts?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Embassy to the Eastern Courts by Andrew C A Jampoler

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

Description

Some two centuries ago, during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, New England’s merchants and traders found themselves frozen out of their traditional markets in Europe and the Caribbean. Desperate for new business for their idled ships and crews, they asked President Andrew Jackson to explore opportunities for them on the other side of the globe. Prompted by the secretary of the navy, Jackson sent Edmund Roberts—an unemployed ship owner from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with no diplomatic experience—on an “embassy” (mission) to the potentates of Oman, Siam, Cochin China, and Japan, to negotiate pioneering trade treaties. So began an unusual and ultimately fatal adventure that twice took Roberts to exotic and dangerous places on the other side of the globe. Because the British and the Dutch were deeply interested in these same new markets, Roberts’ mission was kept secret. Sailing in the ill-fated USS Peacock, first in company with USS Boxer, then with USS Enterprise, Roberts traveled almost 70,000 miles across the great expanses of two oceans to successfully negotiate treaties with Oman and Siam. Although he failed twice to win over the emperor of Cochin China and died miserably in Macao before departing for Japan, Roberts’ embassy was nonetheless instrumental in opening doors to new diplomatic realms and extending the commerce of the fledgling American nation. Kept secret at the time and largely forgotten today, Edmund Roberts’ fascinating and important story is recounted in this latest book by Andrew Jampoler—retired naval officer turned maritime historian—whose previous works include Sailors in the Holy Land and The Last Lincoln Conspirator.

How long is Embassy to the Eastern Courts?

Embassy to the Eastern Courts by Andrew C A Jampoler is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Embassy to the Eastern Courts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Embassy to the Eastern Courts aloud.

What Reading Level is Embassy to the Eastern Courts?

Embassy to the Eastern Courts 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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