It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read A Town Called Asbestos by Jessica van Horssen
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
For decades, manufacturers from around the world relied on asbestos from the town of Asbestos, Quebec, to produce fire-retardant products. Then, over time, people learned about the mineral’s devastating effects on human health. Dependent on this deadly industry for their community’s survival, the residents of Asbestos developed a unique, place-based understanding of their local environment; the risks they faced living next to the giant opencast mine; and their place within the global resource trade. This book unearths the local-global tensions that defined Asbestos’s proud and painful history...
A Town Called Asbestos by Jessica van Horssen is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read A Town Called Asbestos aloud.
A Town Called Asbestos is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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