How long does it take to read The Hemingses of Monticello?
The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed takes about 14 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 38 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2008. 798 pages, about 219,450 words.
30 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 24 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Historian and legal scholar Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family, and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson.
Subjects: Biography, Family, African American families, Slaves, Racially mixed people, African Americans
