How Long to Read The Founding Fish

How Long Does it Take to Read The Founding Fish?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read The Founding Fish by John McPhee

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

Description

John McPhee's twenty-sixth book is a braid of personal history, natural history, and American history, in descending order of volume. Each spring, American shad-Alosa sapidissima-leave the ocean in hundreds of thousands and run heroic distances upriver to spawn. McPhee--a shad fisherman himself--recounts the shad's cameo role in the lives of George Washington and Henry David Thoreau. He fishes with and visits the laboratories of famous ichthyologists; he takes instruction in the making of shad darts from a master of the art; and he cooks shad in a variety of ways, delectably explained at the...

How long is The Founding Fish?

The Founding Fish by John McPhee is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Founding Fish Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read The Founding Fish aloud.

What Reading Level is The Founding Fish?

The Founding Fish 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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