It takes the average reader 5 hours and 23 minutes to read Alive on the Andrea Doria! by Pierette Domenica Simpson
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One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this candid, heartrending account. Author Pierette Domenica Simpson, who, with her grandparents, survived the tragedy off the shoals of Nantucket, shares the human and technical aspects of what has become known as the greatest sea rescue in history. As only an eyewitness can do, the author presents survivors' recollections in dramatic vignettes that meticulously re-create a horrific event-one that could have been another Titanic. Both poor immigrants and...
Alive on the Andrea Doria! by Pierette Domenica Simpson is 316 pages long, and a total of 80,896 words.
This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 22 minutes to read Alive on the Andrea Doria! aloud.
Alive on the Andrea Doria! is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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