How Long to Read A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

How Long Does it Take to Read A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 51 minutes to read A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization by John Perlin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. Until the ascendancy of fossil fuels, wood has been the principal fuel and building material from the dawn of civilization. Its abundance or scarcity greatly shaped, as A Forest Journey ably relates, the culture, demographics, economy, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia. The book's comprehensive coverage of the major role forests have played in human life--told with grace, fluency, imagination, and...

How long is A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization?

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization by John Perlin is 464 pages long, and a total of 117,856 words.

This makes it 157% the length of the average book. It also has 144% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 44 minutes to read A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization aloud.

What Reading Level is A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization?

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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