How long does it take to read America?
America by David E. Shi takes about 17 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 36 minutes
A long haul
First published 2000. 960 pages, about 264,000 words.
36 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 29 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours |
The page count is the median across 45 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: History, United states, history, sources
