It takes the average reader 1 hour and 31 minutes to read The Iowa That Was by Wayne Gustave Johnson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
“You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can’t get the farm out of the boy.” Wayne Gustave Johnson explores this proverb as he recounts memories of his early years on an Iowa farm rented by his immigrant Swedish parents. Nourished by these gentle parents, a little church, eight years of country school, and four older siblings, Johnson established the values that shaped his life. The labor-intensive farming of the 1930s grounded him in the dignity of labor and the sense of fulfillment which comes through cooperation with nature. A little church of fundamentalist leanings nurtured his...
The Iowa That Was by Wayne Gustave Johnson is 91 pages long, and a total of 22,841 words.
This makes it 31% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read The Iowa That Was aloud.
The Iowa That Was is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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