It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read The Courage of Captain Plum by James Curwood
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Book Excerpt: ing a leather bag in his hand. Quickly he untied the knot at its top and poured a torrent of glittering gold pieces out upon the table. "Business--business and gold," he gurgled happily, rubbing his thin hands and twisting his fingers until they cracked. "A pretty sight, eh, Captain Plum? Now, to our account! A hundred carbines, eh? And a thousand of powder and a ton of balls. Or is it in lead? It doesn't make any difference--not a bit. It's three thousand, that's the account, eh?" He fell to counting rapidly. For a full minute Captain Plum remained in stupefied bewilderment, silenced by the sudden and unexpected turn his adventure had taken. Fascinated, he watched the skeleton fingers as they clinked the gold pieces. What was the mysterious plot into which he had allowed himself to be drawn? Why were a hundred guns and a ton and a half of powder and balls wanted by the Mormons of Beaver Island? Instinctively he reached out and closed his hand over the counting fingers of the old man. Their eyes Read More
The Courage of Captain Plum by James Curwood is 140 pages long, and a total of 35,000 words.
This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 11 minutes to read The Courage of Captain Plum aloud.
The Courage of Captain Plum is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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