It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Florida Oranges: A Colorful History by Erin Thursby
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity. Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard" Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus...
Florida Oranges: A Colorful History by Erin Thursby is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read Florida Oranges: A Colorful History aloud.
Florida Oranges: A Colorful History is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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