How long does it take to read John Adams?
John Adams by David McCullough takes about 13 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2001. 751 pages, about 206,525 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, Biography, Government, Biographies, Présidents
