How Long to Read Young Men and the Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read Young Men and the Sea?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read Young Men and the Sea by Daniel Vickers

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

Description

Two centuries of American maritime history, in which the Atlantic Ocean remained the great frontier Westward expansion has been the great narrative of the first two centuries of American history, but as historian Daniel Vickers demonstrates here, the horizon extended in all directions. For those who lived along the Atlantic coast, it was the East—and the Atlantic Ocean—that beckoned. While historical and fictional accounts have tended to stress the exceptional circumstances or psychological compulsions that drove men to sea, this book shows how normal a part of life seafaring was for those living near a coast before the mid–nineteenth century. Drawing on records of several thousand seamen and their voyages from Salem, Massachusetts, Young Men and the Sea offers a social history of seafaring in the colonial and early national period. In what sort of families were sailors raised? When did they go to sea? What were their chances of death? Whom did they marry, and how did their wives operate households in their absence? Answering these and many other questions, this book is destined to become a classic of American social and maritime history.

How long is Young Men and the Sea?

Young Men and the Sea by Daniel Vickers is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Young Men and the Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read Young Men and the Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is Young Men and the Sea?

Young Men and the Sea 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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