How Long to Read Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action

How Long Does it Take to Read Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 58 minutes to read Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action by Harper, Charles R.

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

Description

This is the story of the dramatic clandestine escape, in June of 1961, of sixty African students from Portugal across Spain and into France. Most were Angolan intellectuals. Some were from Mozambique and others from Guinea-Bissau, the Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé-and-Principe. Soon after the first anti-colonial armed rebellions broke out in Angola (March 1961), the student community in Portugal suffered increasing harassment by the Portuguese political police. Passports were confiscated and some arrests of suspected student leaders occurred. Many students - men and women - decided to flee Portugal illegally. It was risky business. False passports from friendly African countries had to be found, contacts set up for night border crossings into Franco’s Spain, and then overland transportation to France. Some of the students, graduates of North American and British missionary schools in Africa, appealed to the World Council of Churches in Geneva to help them escape. The challenge was accepted by the French Protestant service agency CIMADE. The successful operation makes for exciting reading.

How long is Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action?

Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action by Harper, Charles R. is 116 pages long, and a total of 29,696 words.

This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 36% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 42 minutes to read Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action aloud.

What Reading Level is Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action?

Escape from Portugal–the Church in Action is suitable for students ages 10 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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