It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Marrow of Tragedy by Lawrence Jay Switzer / Whitman
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Prose by Walt Whitman, book design by Lawrence Jay Switzer. Only two written "on the spot" accounts of the Civil War are known to exist. This prose diary by Walt Whitman is one of them. As a volunteer nurse during the war, he was in an "eyewitness" position to report on the devastating effects the first modern war had on the nation and its people. Illustrated with period photos, sketches, and engravings. Whitman's journal is intensely personal (rather than political) and a very moving reading experience.
The Marrow of Tragedy by Lawrence Jay Switzer / Whitman is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The Marrow of Tragedy aloud.
The Marrow of Tragedy is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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