It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 by Benton Rain Patterson
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Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome. It describes the Union's drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.
The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 by Benton Rain Patterson is 283 pages long, and a total of 71,599 words.
This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 aloud.
The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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