How long does it take to read Sam the Minuteman?
Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley takes about 1 hour 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 8 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 62 pages, about 17,050 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington.
Subjects: Children's fiction, Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Minutemen (Militia), Beginning reader
