It takes the average reader 13 hours and 6 minutes to read Long Steel Rail by Norm Cohen
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.
Long Steel Rail by Norm Cohen is 774 pages long, and a total of 196,596 words.
This makes it 261% the length of the average book. It also has 240% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 54 minutes to read Long Steel Rail aloud.
Long Steel Rail is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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