How long does it take to read A People's History of the Supreme Court?
Peter H. Irons
A People's History of the Supreme Court by Peter H. Irons takes about 9 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 56 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 542 pages, about 149,050 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A colorful, detailed, entertaining, and idiosyncratic presentation of the history of the United States Supreme Court, with an emphasis on the personal lives of those individuals whose cases became the fulcrum of the law. An excellent read.
Subjects: Constitutional law, History, Law, Law and politics, Political aspects, Political aspects of Law
