How Long to Read The Hovde Years

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hovde Years?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 30 minutes to read The Hovde Years by Robert W. Topping

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

Description

This biography details Hovde’s life and times from his birth at Erie, Pennsylvania, through his boyhood at Devils Lake, North Dakota, and includes his student days at the University of Minnesota and in England and Europe as a Rhodes scholar. In addition, it outlines his career from the time he returned to the United States from England in 1932, as well as when he went back again in 1941 as the United States secretary for American-British scientific research and development exchange efforts. Principally, it covers his twenty-five years as president of Purdue University, his impact on higher education generally, and his retirement in 1971. The book depicts Hovde the president and Hovde the man. It focuses on the growth of Purdue University from the post-World War II years through the tumultuous times of the late 1960s and Hovde’s own comments on those periods.

How long is The Hovde Years?

The Hovde Years by Robert W. Topping is 623 pages long, and a total of 157,619 words.

This makes it 210% the length of the average book. It also has 193% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hovde Years Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 21 minutes to read The Hovde Years aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hovde Years?

The Hovde Years 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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