It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The First Cowboys by Carl L. Schlesing
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Having grown up on adjoining farms in Nebraska, two cousins are discharged on the East Coast at the close of the Civil War. As they start for home, with only one old mule, they decide to gather wild cattle to take back with them. During the first week they are accosted by two men and are forced to kill them in self-defense. After burying them, they keep their weapons and horses. As part of a gang of outlaws, the four who remain pursue the cousins for revenge. The cousins help a family with twin daughters who are in trouble as they attempt to cross a flooded river. They join the family and confront problem after problem as they make their way across the country. As love begins to blossom between the young couples, they still must resolve the menace of the outlaws.
The First Cowboys by Carl L. Schlesing is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The First Cowboys aloud.
The First Cowboys 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.
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