It takes the average reader 3 hours and 33 minutes to read Hard Times 1867 by Tom Norton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Civil War had just recently concluded and because of the war a poor southern Family lived in a coal mining town in Illinois. Even with no education and the harsh and destitute conditions of the coal mine town and no hope, things got worse for the family. A recent widow due to desperation, the mother and two young sons with nothing, were forced west to Saint Louis to try to survive. The story follows the youngest boy Abel, who finds himself alone and to deal with the violent death of his mother and the older son that was responsible for it. This required traveling by horseback to gold country and Denver in the Territory Of Colorado. Abel's life from Coalville to Denver took many years and involved several different life styles as well as the harsh conditions of what was then considered out west.
Hard Times 1867 by Tom Norton is 212 pages long, and a total of 53,424 words.
This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 51 minutes to read Hard Times 1867 aloud.
Hard Times 1867 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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