How long does it take to read The Jesse Owens Story?
Jesse Owens
The Jesse Owens Story by Jesse Owens takes about 2 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours
An evening's read
First published 1970. 109 pages, about 29,975 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Negro athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics tells his life story.
Subjects: Biography, Track and field, Track and field athletes
