How Long to Read The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1

How Long Does it Take to Read The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 25 minutes to read The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1 by Philip Henry Sheridan

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The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I., Part 1by Philip Henry SheridanANCESTRY-BIRTH-EARLY EDUCATION-A CLERK IN A GROCERY STORE-APPOINTMENT-MONROE SHOES-JOURNEY TO WEST POINT-HAZING-A FISTICUFF BATTLE-SUSPENDED-RETURNS TO CLERKSHIP-GRADUATION.My parents, John and Mary Sheridan, came to America in 1830, having been induced by the representations of my father's uncle, Thomas Gainor, then living in Albany, N. Y., to try their fortunes in the New World: They were born and reared in the County Cavan, Ireland, where from early manhood my father had tilled a leasehold on the estate of Cherrymoult; and the sale of this leasehold provided him with means to seek a new home across the sea. My parents were blood relations-cousins in the second degree-my mother, whose maiden name was Minor, having descended from a collateral branch of my father's family. Before leaving Ireland they had two children, and on the 6th of March, 1831, the year after their arrival in this country, I was born, in Albany, N. Y., the third child in a family which eventually increased to six-four boys and two girls.The prospects for gaining a livelihood in Albany did not meet the expectations which my parents had been led to entertain, so in 1832 they removed to the West, to establish themselves in the village of Somerset, in Perry County, Ohio, which section, in the earliest days of the State; had been colonized from Pennsylvania and Maryland. At this period the great public works of the Northwest-the canals and macadamized roads, a result of clamor for internal improvements-were in course of construction, and my father turned his attention to them, believing that they offered opportunities for a successful occupation. Encouraged by a civil engineer named Bassett, who had taken a fancy to him, he put in bids for a small contract on the Cumberland Road, known as the "National Road," which was then being extended west from the Ohio River. A little success in this first enterprise led him to take up contracting as a business, which he followed on various canals and macadamized roads then building in different parts of the State of Ohio, with some good fortune for awhile, but in 1853 what little means he had saved were swallowed up -in bankruptcy, caused by the failure of the Sciota and Hocking Valley Railroad Company, for which he was fulfilling a contract at the time, and this disaster left him finally only a small farm, just outside the village of Somerset, where he dwelt until his death in 1875.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

How long is The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1?

The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1 by Philip Henry Sheridan is 84 pages long, and a total of 21,336 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 26% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 56 minutes to read The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1?

The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I. , Part 1 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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