How Long to Read Four Years a Scout and a Spy

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Years a Scout and a Spy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 58 minutes to read Four Years a Scout and a Spy by Edward Downs

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

Description

Lorain Ruggles was a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. His story is the subject a book, "Four Years a Scout & Spy" published in 1866. Lorain Ruggles was a member of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving in the Mississippi-Tennessee theater as a scout, spy & detective. He claimed to be the brother of a Confederate General, in whose command he sometimes operated. One of Ruggles' superiors, Brigadier General Wiles, stated that "I never knew him to give false information," and Ruggles' book contains several official comments on his success. Ruggles' book is titled, Four Years a Scout and Spy. It was ghost written for him by one of his officers, Major Edward C Downs, who enlisted Ruggles in 1861. Lorain Ruggles was enlisted in December, 1861, at Columbus, Ohio. The name of "General Bunker" was given to him by the men in his company, and it was by that name that he was most generally known in the army, and very many knew him by no other name. Mr. Ruggles is a man possessed of great presence of mind, a strong memory, and not a little of native wit, and great power of physical endurance. These, with his knowledge of the Southern people and country, admirably fitted him for the duties of a scout. The narratives here related are of facts that actually occurred in his experience, and very many of them are as well authenticated as any facts in history can be. There has been no aim at making this a work of general history, but simply a narrative of personal experience, coupled with only so much of the general history of the war as is necessary to explain the cause of the events that transpired in his experience. Many of these are incidents of daring that are without parallel in the scout service. Whenever a mission of great danger was to be accomplished, Mr. Ruggles was the man that was usually chosen to perform it. His quick comprehension and heroic daring enabled him to address himself to the work, which he rarely ever failed to accomplish. Often the boldness of his designs proved to be the reason of his success. Very few have equaled, while none have excelled, him in that line of duty. Many of the incidents in his experience are so wonderful that in them the "truth seems stranger than fiction."

How long is Four Years a Scout and a Spy?

Four Years a Scout and a Spy by Edward Downs is 294 pages long, and a total of 74,676 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Years a Scout and a Spy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 48 minutes to read Four Years a Scout and a Spy aloud.

What Reading Level is Four Years a Scout and a Spy?

Four Years a Scout and a Spy 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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