How Long to Read The Beginning

How Long Does it Take to Read The Beginning?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 58 minutes to read The Beginning by Butch Jamieson

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

Description

The opening chapter of this book tells of a boy who lost his father at the age of two and went with his mother and seven siblings to live with their maternal grandparents in Southwest Louisiana. Confronted with a huge increase in the size of his family, the boy's grandfather established a dairy farm, called Magnolia Dairy, and put his grandkids to work earning their keep while attending the nearby consolidated school. The author portrays this life as contributing to his own internal discipline as well as sustaining the family through the Great Depression. A second chapter chronicles the family's antecedents from Revolutionary America to the present. As the boy reaches adulthood World War II looms. He joins the Air Corps and trains for work as a radio and control tower operator. After Pearl Harbor and a failed attempt to become an Air Force pilot he rejoins his radio squadron and is eventually sent to China. His wartime experience with new and different cultures abroad inspires him further his education at LSU and Yale and prepare himself for a diplomatic career, a story that he has told in A Farm Boy in the Foreign Service, 1st Books Library, 2003.

How long is The Beginning?

The Beginning by Butch Jamieson is 116 pages long, and a total of 29,696 words.

This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 36% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Beginning Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 42 minutes to read The Beginning aloud.

What Reading Level is The Beginning?

The Beginning 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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