How long does it take to read Empire of the Summer Moon?
S. C. Gwynne
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne takes about 7 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 386 pages, about 106,150 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Comanche Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Race relations, Wars, Biography
