How long does it take to read America?
A Concise History
America by Mary Lynn Rampolla takes about 17 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 26 minutes
A long haul
First published 1998. 951 pages, about 261,525 words.
35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 29 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 45 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History
