How Long to Read The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927?

It takes the average reader and 49 minutes to read The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927 by Gary E. Swinson

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

Description

Nancy Whitney was born in China (now Java Village), Genesee (now Wyoming) Co., western N.Y. state in 1825. Her family immigrated to northeastern Illinois (Kane Co.), in 1837, via the Great Lakes, and moved again in 1854 to northwestern Illinois (Carroll Co.), where Nancy resided until her death in 1927 at the age of 101 years. At the age of 100 years. Nancy's recollections of her life were recorded by her daughter: "As I have lived more than the 'three score and ten' said to be allotted to mankind, I have experienced many of the joys and sorrows which are the heritage of humanity. Friends and associates in my youth, and many I knew in later years, are now 'on the other side'. And while I wait, I shall attempt to recall some of the events which occurred along the lifetime of more than a century, a milestone I reached about a year ago, on October 5, 1925." This is Nancy's story, recorded in her own words. In this work, she describes early life in New York and Illinois, and her family's westward migration. Numerous footnotes have been added to clarify and expand manuscript references to persons, places, activities, and dates. Original illustrations by Los Angeles artist Ted Jewell complement Nancy's story. The work is fully indexed; both subject/place and name indexes are included. This is an updated version of the manuscript first published by Gary E. Swinson in 1987.

How long is The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927?

The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927 by Gary E. Swinson is 48 pages long, and a total of 12,384 words.

This makes it 16% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 7 minutes to read The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927?

The Story of Aunt Nancy, Nancy Whitney French, 1825-1927 is suitable for students ages 8 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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