It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress. For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn’t noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin—a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown while doctors examined Wong’s tissue for telltale bacteria. If the devastating disease was not contained, San Francisco would become the American epicenter of...
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague aloud.
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague 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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