How long does it take to read Mustang?
wild spirit of the West
Mustang by Marguerite Henry takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 223 pages, about 61,325 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fictional retelling, from the point of view of Annie Bronn Johnston, of how this Nevada woman fought to protect the American wild horse, the mustang, from extinction because of professional killers who chased the horses for use in dog food.
Subjects: Children's stories, Horses, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mustang, Wildlife conservation
