How Long to Read Jordan County

How Long Does it Take to Read Jordan County?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Jordan County by Shelby Foote

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

Description

Before Shelby Foote under took his epic history of the Civil War, he wrote this fictional chronicle -- "a landscape in narrative" -- of Jordan County, Mississippi, a place where the traumas of slavery, war, and Reconstruction are as tangible as rock formations. The seven stories in Jordan County move backward in time, from 1950 to 1797, and through the lives of characters as diverse as a black horn player doomed by tuberculosis and convulsive jealousy, a tormented and ineffectual fin-de-siecle aristocrat, and a half-wild frontiersman who builds a plantation in Choctaw territory only to watch...

How long is Jordan County?

Jordan County by Shelby Foote is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jordan County Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Jordan County aloud.

What Reading Level is Jordan County?

Jordan County is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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