How long does it take to read Mornings on Horseback?
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough takes about 8 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 10 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1981. 445 pages, about 122,375 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This biography of young Theodore Roosevelt covers his youth when he demanded a strenuous life despite his asthma, weak eyes, and patrician family.
Subjects: Presidents, Childhood and youth, Biography, United States, Census, Labor supply