How long does it take to read Columbus?
Ingri Parin D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Columbus by Ingri Parin D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire takes about 1 hour 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 2 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1955. 56 pages, about 15,400 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World.
Subjects: Explorers, Biography, Discovery and exploration, Pi Beta Phi
