It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Of Uncommon Birth by Mark St. Pierre
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A work of creative nonfiction inspired by the true story of two South Dakota teenagers, Mark St. Pierre’s Of Uncommon Birth draws upon extensive interviews and exhaustive research in military archives to present a harrowing story of two young men—one white, one Indian—caught in the vortex of the Vietnam War. Dale, a young middle-class white American from South Dakota, joins the army during the Vietnam War and dreams of serving his country. Frank, a young Lakota Indian, joins the army in an effort to flee the seemingly inescapable circumstances of his life and to follow his people’s warrior...
Of Uncommon Birth by Mark St. Pierre is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Of Uncommon Birth aloud.
Of Uncommon Birth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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