How Long to Read Trail Blazer of the Seas

How Long Does it Take to Read Trail Blazer of the Seas?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Trail Blazer of the Seas by Jean Lee Latham

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

Description

From the author of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, Jean Lee Latham writes an absorbing biography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the man considered to be the father of modern oceanography. In the early 1800s, the voyage from New York to San Francisco took six months. That was before Maury, a lieutenant in the US Navy, blazed a trail for ships to follow. The first ship to follow Maury's directions based on his wind and current charts cut nearly two months off that time. Later, clipper ships cut that time in half. For seven years Maury had fought against skepticism and bitter opposition, for the cooperation needed to gather data for his charts. Years later, at a worldwide peacetime conference in Brussels, which he organized in 1853, nine-tenths of the world's ships were helping Maury collect data and blaze more trails. After the success of his charts, Maury blazed on with more new ideas: he campaigned for a Naval Academy, for better fortification of our southern ports, and separate shipping lanes for eastbound and westbound routes in the Atlantic to avoid deadly collisions. Jean Lee Latham gives a warm, lively picture of the man and a clear explanation of his achievements. Victor Mays' drawings are both powerful and authentic. There is no discussion of slavery in this biography.

How long is Trail Blazer of the Seas?

Trail Blazer of the Seas by Jean Lee Latham is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Trail Blazer of the Seas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Trail Blazer of the Seas aloud.

What Reading Level is Trail Blazer of the Seas?

Trail Blazer of the Seas 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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