How Long to Read Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History

How Long Does it Take to Read Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History by David M. Brown

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

Description

At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. The two-story school, one of the nation's most modern, disintegrated, burying everyone under a vast pile of rubble and debris. More than 300 students and teachers were killed, and hundreds more were injured. As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the catastrophe approaches, it...

How long is Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History?

Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History by David M. Brown is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History aloud.

What Reading Level is Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History?

Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History 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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