How Long to Read Walking Backward in the Wind

How Long Does it Take to Read Walking Backward in the Wind?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Walking Backward in the Wind by Helen Mangum Fields

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

Description

Walking backward in the wind was often a child's game. But in West Texas during the Great Depression, whether you were child or grownup, it was a method of moving ahead by backing through the legendary windstorms which swept the landscape, the same winds that covered beds, furniture and even food with a thick layer of dust. Helen Mangum Field's account opens and closes with the winds - one a nameless windstorm, the other the fabled Black Duster. But Walking Backward in the Wind is about more than the winds - they are only bookends, a blustery literary device. What occurs between the winds - the rhythms of farm families and communities in the 1920s - is the heart of this narrative. Cleaning the stove, daily dusting or shoveling dirt, planting, killing hogs, box suppers, dipping snuff, candling eggs, wringing chickens' necks and drawing names at Christmas are all richly detailed without sentimentality. In spite of gusts which grabbed and tore at the fabric of life, Helen Mangum Fields proves how successful walking backward in the wind was.

How long is Walking Backward in the Wind?

Walking Backward in the Wind by Helen Mangum Fields is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walking Backward in the Wind Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Walking Backward in the Wind aloud.

What Reading Level is Walking Backward in the Wind?

Walking Backward in the Wind 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Walking Backward in the Wind?

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