How Long to Read Twice a Slave

How Long Does it Take to Read Twice a Slave?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read Twice a Slave by Sammy Tippit

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

Description

Twice a Slave is the story of a Cherokee slave, a forbidden romance, and tragedies that build faith. One man who is determined to find his purpose and discover his identity becomes a slave a second time, and he changes the course of history in Louisiana. Joseph Willis is one of the most fascinating, yet unknown personalities in Evangelical history. He was born into slavery before the American Revolution, the son of a Cherokee mother and an English father who faced incredible difficulties. His story is timeless and inspires the modern heart to overcome insecurities, conquer prejudice between believers, and insurmountable obstacles that unsettle the faithful. Even though Joseph's life was threatened because of his race and faith, he became the first Protestant to preach the gospel west of the Mississippi River. This is a novel about an unknown slave filled with drama, suspense, love, defeat, and ultimately triumph, an epic all can cheer for. *** The birth of the novels: Twice a Slave, Three Winds Blowing, and Louisiana Wind, the play Twice a Slave, and the biographies The Apostle to the Opelousas and The Story of Joseph Willis. Dr. Sue Eakin read in a newspaper that Randy Willis had obtained the only copy of the minutes of Spring Hill Baptist Church. She asked Randy if he would help her with her research on William Prince Ford. He also lectured in her history classes, at Louisiana State University at Alexandria, on the subject. Dr. Eakin wrote Randy Willis on March 7, 1984, "We had a wonderful experience dramatizing Northup and I think there could be a musical play on Joseph Willis. It seems to me it gets the message across far more quickly than routine written material." She added, "a fictional novel based upon Joseph Willis' life would be more interesting to the general public than a biography and would reach a greater audience." Dr. Eakin is best known for documenting, annotating, and reviving interest in Solomon Northup's 1853 book Twelve Years a Slave. She, at the age of eighteen, rediscovered a long-forgotten copy of Solomon Northup's book, on the shelves of a bookstore, near the LSU campus, in Baton Rouge. The bookstore owner sold it to her for only 25 cents. In 2013, 12 Years a Slave won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In his acceptance speech for the honor, director Steve McQueen thanked Dr. Eakin: "I'd like to thank this amazing historian, Sue Eakin, whose life, she gave her life's work to preserving Solomon's book." *** Randy Willis is the author of Three Winds Blowing, Louisiana Wind, The Apostle to the Opelousas, The Story of Joseph Willis, and co-author of Twice a Slave. Twice a Slave has been chosen by Jerry Jenkins as a Jerry B. Jenkins Select Book, along with four bestselling author's books. Jerry Jenkins is author of more than 180 books with sales of more than 70 million copies, including the best-selling Left Behind series. Twice a Slave has also been adapted into a dramatic play at Louisiana College, by Dr. D. "Pete" Richardson (Associate Professor of Theater with Louisiana College). Randy Willis also owns Randy Willis Music Publishing (an ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company), and Town Lake Music Publishing, LLC (a BMI-affiliated music publishing company). He is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter, and is President of Quadra Record Company. He is the founder of Operation Warm Heart which feeds and clothes the homeless, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Our Mission Possible (empowering at-risk teens to discover their greatness) in Austin, Texas. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Willis Institute at Louisiana College. *** Also see: Three Winds Blowing (threewindsblowing.com). The captivating story of Solomon Northup's pastor and James "Jim" Bowie's neighbor Joseph Willis. And, the real-life connections between Solomon Northup, William Prince Ford, James Bowie, and Joseph Willis. threewindsblowing.com

How long is Twice a Slave?

Twice a Slave by Sammy Tippit is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Twice a Slave Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read Twice a Slave aloud.

What Reading Level is Twice a Slave?

Twice a Slave 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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