It takes the average reader 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. Death waits for us all, but only those sentenced to death know the day and the hour—and only they can be sure that their last words will be recorded for posterity. Last Words of the Executed presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. The product of seven years of extensive research by journalist Robert K. Elder, the book explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. We hear...
Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder is 313 pages long, and a total of 79,189 words.
This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 12 minutes to read Last Words of the Executed aloud.
Last Words of the Executed is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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