How Long to Read Memoirs of Frank T. Barber

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of Frank T. Barber?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Memoirs of Frank T. Barber by Frank Barber

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

My name is Frank Timothy Barber, and I was born on August 9, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois. For the first few years of my life I lived with my family at 1216 Fletcher St. on the north side of Chicago. When I was six, my parents bought a house at 2838 Wenonah Ave. in Berwyn, Illinois. We lived there from 1926-1934 where I attended Emerson Grammar School. In 1934, at the height of the Depression, my family moved back to Chicago and lived at 801 Bradley Place on the near north side of the city. There I attended Horace Greeley School for two years. I then went on to Lakeview High School for my junior and senior years. I graduated 5th in my high school class graduating class of 500 students. The other four were girls. I attribute this to the fact not only did I play sports in high school, but I had a job delivering newspapers in the mornings. The girls had more time to study. After high school, I enrolled at Wright Junior College on the west side of Chicago. While there, I met a girl who invited me to a bicycle club meeting in Columbus Park with the intent of joining it. I enjoyed cycling so much that I joined the club in 1940. That same year, I enrolled in DePaul University Law School and attended in the evenings. At that time, one could attend law school with just two years of college. Also, at the same time, I was hired as a secretary at United Carr Fastener. The classes in typing and shorthand that I had taken at Wright Junior College enabled me to get the job. When the war came, I enlisted in the Navy and quit both my job and law school. In the enlistment line, they found out that I could type and do shorthand, so I was pulled out of line and was immediately chosen to work at the recruitment office in Chicago. In 1944, the Navy sent me to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York to begin training as a Naval Officer. That is where I was when the war ended. After the war, the G.I Bill of Rights had arrived which paid for the college education of veterans. I took advantage of the opportunity and enrolled in Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. I attended for two years and earned my Bachelor's degree in chemistry. During my last year at Northwestern, I went back to DePaul University Law School at night to earn my Juris Doctorate. I spent a year traveling back and forth between the two universities on the elevated train. 1947 and 1948 were momentous years for me. I was hired in the Patent Law Department of Armour and Company in Chicago in September of 1947, passed the Illinois Bar in April of 1948, and married my wife Betty (nee Rand) on May 1, 1948. The rest of the things that have happened to me since that time until the present writing make up the contents of this book. When I wonder to myself why I have written this book, several reasons come to mind. In the first place, it provides family history which may be of interest to my son and daughters and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, etc., etc. at some time in the future. In the second place, for those interested in history, or writing about history,, it provides day-to-day detailed information in the slice of life of a person (myself) who lived in some momentous times in history, such as the Great Depression of the 1930's, and World War II, and all the things that have happened since then.

How long is Memoirs of Frank T. Barber?

Memoirs of Frank T. Barber by Frank Barber is 462 pages long, and a total of 116,424 words.

This makes it 156% the length of the average book. It also has 142% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of Frank T. Barber Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 36 minutes to read Memoirs of Frank T. Barber aloud.

What Reading Level is Memoirs of Frank T. Barber?

Memoirs of Frank T. Barber is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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