How Long to Read The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway by John Virtue

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

Description

This is the first detailed account of the 5,000 black troops who were reluctantly sent north by the United States Army during World War II to help build the Alaska Highway and install the companion Canol pipeline. Theirs were the first black regiments deployed outside the lower 48 states during the war. The enlisted men, most of them from the South, faced racial discrimination from white officers, were barred from entering any towns for fear they would procreate a "mongrel" race with local women, and endured winter conditions they had never experienced before. Despite this, they won praise...

How long is The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway?

The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway by John Virtue is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway aloud.

What Reading Level is The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway?

The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway 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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