How Long to Read My Life with Gaston B. Means

How Long Does it Take to Read My Life with Gaston B. Means?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read My Life with Gaston B. Means by Julie Means Kane

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

Description

On December 12, 1938, one of the most outrageous characters of the 20th century breathed his last in a bed in the Hospital for Defective Delinquents in Springfield, Missouri. Gaston Bullock Means had spied for the Kaiser before World War I, been accused of murder and acquitted, acted as bagman for the Ohio Gang during Harding's administration, and chased imaginary Reds across the continent and back. He had been rich, and he had been dirt poor, but he had never lost the twinkle in his eye and his talent for constructing tales so tasty they tempted even J. Edgar Hoover to believe them. At his side in his last hours was his wife, Julie Patterson Means, and crowding into the room were FBI agents dressed as doctors and nurses. They were there to learn if, on his deathbed, Gaston would reveal the location of the $104,000 originally intended to ransom the Lindbergh baby. They were disappointed. Less than one year later, Julie Means found herself penniless, living in a rented room with her son Billy, just twenty-one and doing his best to earn a living for the two of them. That was when she put pen to paper to tell the story of her life with the spectacular rogue, Gaston Means. Her story was published in five installments in newspapers across the country, garnering wide readership but leaving many questions unanswered. Now her grand-daughter prize-winning author Julie Means Kane has transcribed the original articles, adding commentary from her personal knowledge and extensive research. Family photographs and anecdotes, published here for the first time, add color and context to this story of a roller coaster ride through American history before World War II. True crime aficionados and fans of HBO's Boardwalk Empire will be pleased.

How long is My Life with Gaston B. Means?

My Life with Gaston B. Means by Julie Means Kane is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read My Life with Gaston B. Means Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read My Life with Gaston B. Means aloud.

What Reading Level is My Life with Gaston B. Means?

My Life with Gaston B. Means is suitable for students ages 10 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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