How long does it take to read Trail of Tears?
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
John Ehle
Trail of Tears by John Ehle takes about 7 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 424 pages, about 116,600 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west.
Subjects: Indians of North America, Removal, Cherokee Indians, History, Relocation
