How long does it take to read Chesapeake?
Chesapeake by James A. Michener takes about 18 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 46 minutes
A long haul
First published 1978. 1,024 pages, about 281,600 words.
38 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 31 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Fiction, Native American Roots, Western stories, History, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va), Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
