How Long to Read From Sand Creek

How Long Does it Take to Read From Sand Creek?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 34 minutes to read From Sand Creek by Simon J. Ortiz

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

Description

The massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho women and children by U.S. soldiers at Sand Creek in 1864 was a shameful episode in American history, and its battlefield was proposed as a National Historic Site in 1998 to pay homage to those innocent victims. Poet Simon Ortiz had honored those people seventeen years earlier in his own way. That book, from Sand Creek, is now back in print. Originally published in a small-press edition, from Sand Creek makes a large statement about injustices done to Native peoples in the name of Manifest Destiny. It also makes poignant reference to the spread of that...

How long is From Sand Creek?

From Sand Creek by Simon J. Ortiz is 93 pages long, and a total of 23,529 words.

This makes it 31% the length of the average book. It also has 29% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Sand Creek Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 8 minutes to read From Sand Creek aloud.

What Reading Level is From Sand Creek?

From Sand Creek 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.

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