It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Lincoln's Herndon by David Herbert Donald
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Occasionally a book that begins as a work of scholarship becomes a great and profoundly moving human document. This life of Lincoln's friend, law partner and biographer is such a book. It has a two-fold focus: on the "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" days—the days of Lincoln's courting, arguing, and politicking; and on Herndon's long and wracking fight to publish his biography in the face of poverty, drive, and disillusionment, it achieves the impetus and grandeur of tragedy. David Donald has given us a magnificent account of how a country lawyer became a national figure and what happened to the...
Lincoln's Herndon by David Herbert Donald is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.
This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Lincoln's Herndon aloud.
Lincoln's Herndon is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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