How Long to Read Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens

How Long Does it Take to Read Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson

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

Description

A riveting history of the Mount St. Helens eruption that will "long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative" (Simon Winchester). For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings from Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington State. Still, no one was prepared when a cataclysmic eruption blew the top off of the mountain, laying waste to hundreds of square miles of land and killing fifty-seven people. Steve Olson interweaves vivid personal stories with the history, science, and economic forces that influenced the fates and futures of...

How long is Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens?

Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens aloud.

What Reading Level is Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens?

Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens 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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