How long does it take to read The Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac takes about 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 51 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 46 pages, about 12,650 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1,200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Trail of Tears.
Subjects: Cherokee Indians, History, Indians of North America, Relocation
