How Long to Read Eminent Astorians

How Long Does it Take to Read Eminent Astorians?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Eminent Astorians by Stephen Dow Beckham

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

Description

Eminent Astorians marks the bicentennial of Astoria with nine engaging essays on figures who loom large in Astoria's history. The biographical stories range from Chinook leader Comcomly, who welcomed and protected John Jacob Astor's first adventurers in the fur trade, to the "Salmon Kings," who capitalized on the region's natural bounty a century and a half later. The essays, modeled on Lytton Strachey's literary portraits in Eminent Victorians, are interpretive and rich in context, and the authors are among the most respected writers and scholars in the Northwest today. Stephen Dow Beckham, distinguished historian at Lewis and Clark College, contributed a comprehensive introduction and served as the book's historical advisor. Praise from James Ronda, author of Astoria and Empire Small Places Often Have large and impressive histories. So it is with Astoria. Eminent Astorians traces the lives of an expansive and fascinating cast of charactersùeach revealing important stories about North America in general and the Pacific Northwest in particular. American history is filled with signature placesùPlymouth Rock, Gettysburg, Little Big Horn, and Ground Zero. These are the places that help us understand where we come from, where we are now, and where we might yet go. Astoria belongs in that list. In the pages of Eminent Astorians the past comes alive to both entertain and inform us.

How long is Eminent Astorians?

Eminent Astorians by Stephen Dow Beckham is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Eminent Astorians Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Eminent Astorians aloud.

What Reading Level is Eminent Astorians?

Eminent Astorians 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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