How long does it take to read American Odyssey?
the United States in the twentieth century
American Odyssey by Gary B. Nash takes about 18 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 18 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 998 pages, about 274,450 words.
37 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 30 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A history of the United States in the twentieth century, featuring sociological and cultural events, as well as strictly historical, and using many pertinent literary excerpts.
Subjects: History
