Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer is 9th and 10th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer is 105,400 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 2 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 11 hrs 43 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 55 mins.
The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer - 105,400 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 11 hrs 43 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 2 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 55 mins |
for The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer
“Stunning and stirring.”—Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering”—and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.