It takes the average reader 4 hours and 12 minutes to read Land of the Millrats by Richard Mercer Dorson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Most of Richard Dorson's thirty years as folklorist have been spent collecting tales and legends in the remote backcountry, far from the centers of population. For this book he extended his search for folk traditions to one of the most heavily industrialized sections of the United States. Can folklore be found, he wondered, in the Calumet Region of northwest Indiana? Does it exist among the steelworkers, ethnic groups, and blacks in Gary, Whiting, East Chicago, and Hammond? In his usual entertaining style, Dorson shows that a rich and varied folklore exists in the Region. Although it differs...
Land of the Millrats by Richard Mercer Dorson is 251 pages long, and a total of 63,001 words.
This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Land of the Millrats aloud.
Land of the Millrats is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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