How Long to Read Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World

How Long Does it Take to Read Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World by Philip J. Harris

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

Description

In 1850 New York State produced more lumber than any state in the nationaa half million trees a year or a billion board feet of lumber. Enough lumber was produced in this area each year to make a boardwalk three-feet wide around the Earth. Most of the logs came out of the Adirondack area and were processed in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. This area was known as the Lumber Capital of the World. The Adirondack area produced many lumber barons. Many used their wealth to build churches, canals, turnpikes, railways, great dams, hydroelectric plants, and enormous lumber mills. The history of the Quaker pioneers who settled in this northern wilderness near the great falls on the Hudson River is depicted in this book. These pioneers built the first water-driven sawmills and gristmills. Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World depicts the areaas lumber camps, log drives, saw mills, pulp mills, tanneries, and the building of the Erie and Champlain Canals.

How long is Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World?

Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World by Philip J. Harris is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World aloud.

What Reading Level is Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World?

Adirondack, Lumber Capital of the World 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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