It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Grant at Vicksburg by Michael B. Ballard
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
On May 22, 1863, after two failed attempts to take the city of Vicksburg by assault, Major General Ulysses S. Grant declared in a letter to the commander of the Union fleet on the Mississippi River that “the nature of the ground about Vicksburg is such that it can only be taken by a siege.” The 47-day siege of Vicksburg orchestrated by Grant resulted in the eventual surrender of the city and fulfilled a major strategic goal for the Union: command of the Mississippi River for the remainder of the war. In this revealing volume, Michael B. Ballard offers the first in-depth exploration of Grant’s...
Grant at Vicksburg by Michael B. Ballard is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.
This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Grant at Vicksburg aloud.
Grant at Vicksburg is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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