How long does it take to read The Cartoon History of the United States?
The Cartoon History of the United States by Larry Gonick takes about 7 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 392 pages, about 107,800 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
What? You don't know what a Burgess is? — You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? — Recall the 14th Amendment — Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik? Then you need The Cartoon History of the United States to fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.
Subjects: History, Comic books, strips, etc, Comic books, strips
