How Long to Read Life in the Far West

How Long Does it Take to Read Life in the Far West?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 48 minutes to read Life in the Far West by George Ruxton

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Description

Life in the far West by George Ruxton (published in 1849).Topics Frontier and pioneer life, Hunting.Away to the head waters of the Platte, where several small streams run into the south fork of that river, and head in the broken ridges of the "Divide" which separates the valleys of the Platte and Arkansa, were camped a band of trappers on a creek called Bijou. It was the month of October, when the early frosts of the coming winter had crisped and dyed with sober brown the leaves of the cherry and quaking ash belting the brooks; and the ridges and peaks of the Rocky Mountains were already covered with a glittering mantle of snow, sparkling in the still powerful rays of the autumn sun.The camp had all the appearance of permanency; for not only did it comprise one or two unusually comfortable shanties, but the numerous stages on which huge stripes of buffalo meat were hanging in process of cure, showed that the party had settled themselves here in order to lay in a store of provisions, or, as it is termed in the language of the mountains, "to make meat." Round the camp fed twelve or fifteen mules and horses, their fore-legs confined by hobbles of raw hide; and, guarding these animals, two men paced backwards and forwards, driving in the stragglers, ascending ever and anon the bluffs which overhung the river, and leaning on their long rifles, whilst they swept with their eyes the surrounding prairie. AuthorGeorge 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. 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."He was a soldier during a Spanish Civil War, 1833-39 at the age of 17. He became a lancer under Diego de León and received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand from Queen Isabella II for his gallantry at Belascoáin. 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. After returning to England, Ruxton set sail from Liverpool to explore central Africa. He was unsuccessful in obtaining the information and resources needed to explore as he wished and returned to England, but over the years yearned to return to Africa once more. He wrote a paper of African bushmen, who have been driven since Dutch occupation in 1652 "from desert to desert, 'their hand raised against every man, and every man's against them.'" On November 26, 1845 he presented his paper to the Ethnological Society of London. 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. Ruxton visited Bent's Fort during as he traveled to the current state of Colorado.

How long is Life in the Far West?

Life in the Far West by George Ruxton is 106 pages long, and a total of 27,136 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 33% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Life in the Far West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 28 minutes to read Life in the Far West aloud.

What Reading Level is Life in the Far West?

Life in the Far West is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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