How long does it take to read The Glory and the Dream?
The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester takes about 25 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 25 hours 43 minutes
A long haul
First published 1975. 1,403 pages, about 385,825 words.
52 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 42 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 25 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 16 hours 5 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A narrative history of the United States by William Manchester. From the election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 to the Watergate Scandal in 1972, Manchester's easy to read narrative style keeps the reader interested. Besides just covering the bare historical facts, Manchester also provides insight into what life was like for the common man. All in all a very engaging, easy to ready history covering the Great Depression, the lead up to World War II, the war itself, postwar America, The Korean War, The Cold War, The Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon presidencies.
