How long does it take to read History of the Donner Party?
a tragedy of the Sierra
C. F. McGlashan
History of the Donner Party by C. F. McGlashan takes about 4 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1880. 254 pages, about 69,850 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The delirium preceding death by starvation is full of strange phantasies."
Subjects: Donner Party, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Cannibalism, Frontier and pioneer life, starvation, pioneers
