How Long to Read Kettle Bottom

How Long Does it Take to Read Kettle Bottom?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 45 minutes to read Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam

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

Description

This award-winning, unforgettable collection is written in the voices of people living and working in the coal camps during the West Virginia mine wars of 1920-1921, featuring poems that illustrate how a community responded to a time of danger. Written in the voices of people living and working in the coal camps during the West Virginia coal mine wars of 1920-1921, these vivid poems show how a community responded to a time of danger. KETTLE BOTTOM imagines the stories of miners, their wives, children, sisters, and mothers; of mountaineers, Italian immigrants, and African American families -- people who organized for safe working conditions in opposition to the mine company owners and their agents. The poet, Diane Gilliam, whose family was part of the Appalachian outmigration from Mingo County, West Virginia, and Johnson County, Kentucky, has created a book of poems that address a violent time with honesty, levity, and compassion. At its core, KETTLE BOTTOM is about how a community lived in the presence of multiple risks and the choices the residents made. Poetry. History. Family & Relationships. Women's Studies.

How long is Kettle Bottom?

Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam is 104 pages long, and a total of 26,416 words.

This makes it 35% the length of the average book. It also has 32% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Kettle Bottom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Kettle Bottom aloud.

What Reading Level is Kettle Bottom?

Kettle Bottom 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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