How Long to Read Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated)

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated)?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 3 minutes to read Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated) by Robert Carter

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

Description

"Among this select corpus of lasting [Civil War] sources Robert Goldthwaite Carter's Four Brothers in Blue ranks right at the top...alongside Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's The Passing of the Armies, Frank Haskell's The Battle of Gettysburg, and Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs."--historian Frank Vandiver, former president of Texas A&M University, the University of North Texas, and former acting president of Rice University. One of the most extraordinary chronicles by a family of soldiers in the American Civil War, Four Brothers in Blue draws upon the letters of the Carter brothers, who fought from beginning to end for the Union cause. At Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign, the boys reveal what life was really like for those in the Union blue. Suffering hunger, punishing extremes of cold and heat, the death of beloved comrades, illness, the horror and confusion of combat, they persevered through all four years of bloody fighting. Everything about these letters carry the ring of truth. The excitement but horror of battle, fear, the frustrations and humor of camp life, the exhaustion of endless marching, and the pain of family separation, all combine to bring the period to life. Educated and articulate, the Carter brothers shared their opinions on Lincoln, McClellan, Meade, Grant, and other prominent men. They discussed politics and battle tactics, kept up with the news in the papers, and did all they could to support each other when despair and loneliness overtook one or the other. A close family, the affectionate ties between them come through in their letters to each other and to their parents. The youngest son, Robert, was only sixteen when he enlisted, later described by a contemporary as "strong as a bull and as brave as a lion." He compiled this book in 1913. This edition contains information and annotations about the period and participants that appear in no previous editions. No study of the Civil War is complete without Four Brothers in Blue.

How long is Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated)?

Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated) by Robert Carter is 661 pages long, and a total of 165,911 words.

This makes it 223% the length of the average book. It also has 203% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 6 minutes to read Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated) aloud.

What Reading Level is Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated)?

Four Brothers in Blue (Abridged, Annotated) 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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