How Long to Read In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics)

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics)?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics) by George Frederick Ruxton

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George Frederick Ruxton (24 July 1821 - 29 August 1848) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was a Lieutenant in the British Army, received a medal for gallantry from Queen Isabella II of Spain, was a hunter and explorer and published papers and books about his travels to Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States. He observed the westward expansion of the United States in the 1840s during the period when the country's government was pursuing its policy of manifest destiny. He was the first author to write "extensively" of the mountain men of the Rocky Mountains. Early life George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, or George Augustus Frederick Ruxton, was born to Anna Maria Hay Ruxton and John Ruxton, Esquire near Oxfordshire, England. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Patrick Hay, a descendent of the house of Tweeddales. Ruxton attended Turnbridge School and began his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but left before receiving his commission.He had an adventuresome spirit: "I was a vagabond in all my propensities. Everything quiet or commonplace I detested and my spirit chafed within me to see the world and participate in scenes of novelty and danger." North America He then served in the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in Canada. Intrigued by the lives of Native Americans and trappers on the open prairie, Ruxton sold his Lieutenant commission in the British Army and became a hunter in Upper Canada. Mexico and the American Far West In 1846 Ruxton set sail for Veracruz, Mexico to observe the Mexican-American War. From there, he traveled north to Santa Fe, presently in the state of New Mexico.[2] Ruxton visited Bent's Fort during as he traveled to the current state of Colorado.[4] From January through May, 1847 (Ruxton, 1848) hunted along the front range of Colorado, visited with mountain men and endured an extremely cold winter while mostly in the company of his horse Panchito and two mules that he had acquired earlier in Mexico. Sites he visited include Ute Pass, "Woodland Park, Florissant, [and] Lake George."[2] He spent time observing the relationships between the U.S. Army and the Comanche Indians. After working as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, about which he wrote the book Ruxton of the Rockies, he then moved to St. Louis.He wrote articles named Life in the Far West for Blackwood's Magazine, using the pen name "La Bonte." In it, he wrote "extensively" of the healing benefits of the mineral waters found in the west, such as Manitou Springs mineral water. He wrote of his experiences in the Far West: I must confess that the very happiest moments of my life have been spent in the wilderness of the Far West; and I never recall, but with pleasure, the remembrance of my solitary camp in the Bayou Salade [Salt valley of South Park, Colorado], with no friend near me more faithful than my rifle, and no companions more sociable than my good horse and mules, or the attendant cayute which nightly serenaded us. With a plentiful supply of dry pine-logs on the fire, and its cheerful blaze streaming far up into the sky, illuminating the valley far and near, and, pipe in mouth, watch the blue smoke as it curled upwards, building castles in the vapoury wreaths, and, in the fantastic shapes it assumed, peopling the solitude with figures of those far away... I believe not one instance could be adduced of even the most polished and civilised of men, who had once tasted the sweets of its attendant liberty, and freedom from every worldly care, not regretting the moment when he exchanged it for the monotonous life of the settlements, nor sighing and sighing again once more to partake of its pleasures and allurements................."

How long is In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics)?

In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics) by George Frederick Ruxton is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics) aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics)?

In the Old West (1915). by George Frederick Ruxton (Original Classics) is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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