How long does it take to read The Long Way Westward?
The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 64 pages, about 17,600 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Relates the experiences of two young brothers and their family, immigrants from Sweden, from their arrival in New York through the journey to their new home in Minnesota.
Subjects: Emigration and immigration, Fiction, Swedish-Americans, Juvenile fiction, Swedish Americans, Children's fiction
