How Long to Read The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays by Sean Peter Kirst

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

Description

The parents and widow of Lou Gehrig were so concerned about the potential desecration of his grave that they considered moving his ashes to the Hall of Fame. Officials embraced the idea of creating a mausoleum for baseball greats, but the idea was killed by Gehrig's wife--whose cryptic remarks leave us wondering to this day about the disposition of his remains. Kirst's essay on Gehrig's ashes and numerous other essays are put together from dozens of personal interviews with baseball characters. Babe Dahlgren claims he was blacklisted for rumors of marijuana use; Babe Ruth sends a note to a...

How long is The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays?

The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays by Sean Peter Kirst is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays?

The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays is suitable for students ages 12 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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