How Long to Read The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by Nettie Mudd

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

Description

Dr. Mudd was one of eight persons convicted of conspiracy in the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Four of those convicted were immediately executed. The other four, including Dr. Mudd, were sent to the Fort Jefferson military prison in the Dry Tortugas islands. These islands lie about 70 miles west of Key West Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. Havana, Cuba lies about 90 miles south of the prison. Fort Jefferson was the most remote and desolate military prison in the United States. The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was written by his daughter Nettie Mudd in 1906, forty-one years after the assassination. Her purpose in writing it was to vindicate the name of her father. The book remains a classic reference in the larger story of the Lincoln assassination. While the book covers Dr. Mudd's entire life, readers will probably find the most fascinating part to be the letters exchanged between Dr. Mudd, his wife, relatives, and friends during his 44 months of imprisonment. He received a life sentence, but was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869. The pardon was based in part on Dr. Mudd's heroic work during a yellow fever epidemic at the prison in 1867. When the epidemic had run its course, 300 surviving soldiers signed a petition to President Johnson to free Dr. Mudd. After being pardoned, Dr. Mudd returned home to resume the life of a physician and farmer. He passed away fourteen years later at the young age of 49.

How long is The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd?

The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by Nettie Mudd is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd aloud.

What Reading Level is The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd?

The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd 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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