How Long to Read Sabine Pass

How Long Does it Take to Read Sabine Pass?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Sabine Pass by Edward Terrel Cotham

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

Description

In an 1882 speech, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis made an exuberant claim: "That battle at Sabine Pass was more remarkable than the battle at Thermopylae." Indeed, Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most decisive Civil War battles fought in Texas. But unlike the Spartans, who succumbed to overwhelming Persian forces at Thermopylae more than two thousand years before, the Confederate underdogs triumphed in a battle that over time has become steeped in hyperbole. Providing a meticulously researched, scholarly account of this remarkable victory, Sabine Pass at last separates the legends from the evidence. In arresting prose, Edward T. Cotham, Jr., recounts the momentous hours of September 8, 1863, during which a handful of Texans—almost all of Irish descent—under the leadership of Houston saloonkeeper Richard W. Dowling, prevented a Union military force of more than 5,000 men, 22 transport vessels, and 4 gunboats from occupying Sabine Pass, the starting place for a large invasion that would soon have given the Union control of Texas. Sabine Pass sheds new light on previously overlooked details, such as the design and construction of the fort (Fort Griffin) that Dowling and his men defended, and includes the battle report prepared by Dowling himself. The result is a portrait of a mythic event that is even more provocative when stripped of embellishment.

How long is Sabine Pass?

Sabine Pass by Edward Terrel Cotham is 289 pages long, and a total of 74,851 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sabine Pass Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read Sabine Pass aloud.

What Reading Level is Sabine Pass?

Sabine Pass is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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