How long does it take to read Rifles for Watie?
Harold Keith
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith takes about 6 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1957. 332 pages, about 91,300 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Kansas sixteen-year-old Jeff Bussey is thrilled to join the Union army so he can fight against the Confederates, but he faces a difficult decision when he is sent to infiltrate enemy forces as a spy.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History, Child soldiers, Indians of North America, Newbery Medal
