It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Africa's Freedom Railway by Jamie Monson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one of the most sweeping development transitions in postcolonial Africa. Built during the height of the Cold War, the railway was intended to redirect the mineral wealth of the interior away from routes through South Africa and Rhodesia. Rebuffed by Western aid agencies, newly independent Tanzania and Zambia accepted help from China to construct what would become one of Africa's most vital transportation corridors. The...
Africa's Freedom Railway by Jamie Monson is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Africa's Freedom Railway aloud.
Africa's Freedom Railway is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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