How long does it take to read The Civil War?
A Narrative (Vol. 1): Fort Sumter to Perryville
The Civil War by Shelby Foote takes about 15 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 24 minutes
A long haul
First published 1958. 840 pages, about 231,000 words.
31 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 25 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One of the best histories of the Civil War. Told in a conversational style by Shelby Foote from the Ken Burns PBS series "The Civil War" A must read for anyone interested in the war, or interested in the United States. If you are not a fan of all things Civil War before you will be after! Shelby Foote keeps your interest like none other, do not miss this classic.
Subjects: History
