It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insightful account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette--the one Frenchman we could all agree on--and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality. On August 16, 1824, an elderly French gentlemen sailed into New York Harbor and giddy Americans were there to welcome him. Or, rather, to welcome him back. It had been thirty years since the Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette had last set foot in the United States, and he was so beloved that 80,000 people showed...
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Lafayette in the Somewhat United States aloud.
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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