It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake by Chris Dickon
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"Fight 'til she sinks, boys. Don't give up the ship! Burn her." James Lawrence's command, spoken as his final fighting words in the historic 1813 battle between the USS Chesapeake and the HMS Shannon, would endure as the motto of the U.S. Navy. He lost the battle, however, and a large portion of the Chesapeake was recycled by the ship breakers of Portsmouth, England, until her timbers gave form and size to a new water mill in the village of Wickham. Almost two hundred years later, the old mill sat derelict, an eyesore. What was it made of ? Where had it come from? Why should it be preserved?...
The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake by Chris Dickon is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.
This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake aloud.
The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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