It takes the average reader and 30 minutes to read In Search of Jim Whyte by Jeffrey Ryan
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In 1895, Jim Whyte arrived in the slate mining town of Monson, Maine with sacks full of money and a fierce desire to be alone. What was he hiding from? Over the years, even the FBI wanted to know.How did he accumulate enough money to buy a 1910 Apperson town car for $3,000 in cash (the equivalent of $89,000 today)?Why did his wife, Tessa leave him in 1916?How did Whyte lose his fortune in 1917?How did he make it back (and then some) during the Great Depression?What happened to the $40,000 he left buried somewhere?This book tells the story of how I discovered the remarkable tale of Jim Whyte in the first place and how I set about writing my most popular book to date - Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte.
In Search of Jim Whyte by Jeffrey Ryan is 30 pages long, and a total of 7,500 words.
This makes it 10% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 40 minutes to read In Search of Jim Whyte aloud.
In Search of Jim Whyte is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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