How long does it take to read The American Pageant?
The American Pageant by David M. Kennedy takes about 18 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 57 minutes
A long haul
First published 1900. 1,034 pages, about 284,350 words.
38 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 31 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 24 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For this twelfth edition of The American Pageant, we have worked together closely to incorporate the most recent scholarship about American history, and to preserve the readability that has long been the Pageant's hallmark. We are often told that the Pageant is the sole American history text that has a distinctive personality -- defined by clarity, concreteness, a consistent chronological narrative, strong emphasis on major themes, avoidance of clutter, access to a variety of interpretive perspectives, and a colorful writing style leavened, as appropriate, with wit. - Preface.
Subjects: History, United states, history
