It takes the average reader 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Norman's Navy Years: 1942-1959 by Sue Schrems and Vernon Maddux on behalf of the Cleveland County Historical Society
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In 1944, A.L. Simon, a sailor at the Norman Naval Air Station, illustrated a booklet, "On the Beach," about Navy life in Norman, Oklahoma. The title he chose reflected the irony of the US Navy establishing two bases in a landlocked prairie town in 1942. The initial activation of the Navy bases (from 1942 to 1945) and their reactivation (from 1952 to 1959) greatly increased the employment rate and economy in Norman, offering locals a much-needed boost after the Great Depression of the 1930s. The men who influenced the Navy to choose Norman as the location for Navy installations were T. Jack...
Norman's Navy Years: 1942-1959 by Sue Schrems and Vernon Maddux on behalf of the Cleveland County Historical Society is 127 pages long, and a total of 32,639 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 58 minutes to read Norman's Navy Years: 1942-1959 aloud.
Norman's Navy Years: 1942-1959 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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