How Long to Read One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America

How Long Does it Take to Read One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America by Thomas Fleming

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

Description

This vivid, deeply moving book begins in London in 1620 as Pilgrim representatives sign a contract to purchase the freighter Mayflower. We accompany them on their harrowing voyage across the Atlantic, through the rigors of the first New England winter and the threat of Indian attack as they desperately search for the home they eventually find at Plymouth. Once there, they must continue the struggle against brutal weather and disease. With masterly skill, New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming gives us life-size portraits of the Pilgrim leaders. The Pilgrims' unique achievements - the Mayflower Compact, their tolerance of other faiths, the strict separation of church and state - are discussed in the context of the first year's anxieties and crises. Fleming writes admiringly of the younger men who emerged in that year as the real leaders of the colony - William Bradford and Miles Standish. And he provides new insights into the humanity and tolerance of the Pilgrims' spiritual shepherd, Elder William Brewster. On the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims are already aware that they are the forerunners of a great nation. It is implicit in William Bradford's words, "As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light kindled here has shone unto many. . . ."

How long is One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America?

One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America by Thomas Fleming is 172 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America aloud.

What Reading Level is One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America?

One Small Candle: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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