It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies by Anthony Burton
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This is the story of the men who built Britain’s canals and railways – not the engineers and the administrators but the ones who provided the brawn and muscle. There had never been a workforce like the navvies, a great army of men, moving about the country following the work as it became available. This book will tell of their extraordinary feats of strength and their often colourful lives. They lived rough, usually having to make do with huts and shelters cobbled together from whatever materials were available. They worked hard and drank hard. Often exploited by their employers, they were...
History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies by Anthony Burton is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.
This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies aloud.
History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Navvies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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