It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers by Emma Christopher Lirette
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In recent years, shrimpers on the Louisiana coast have faced a historically dire shrimp season, with the price of shrimp barely high enough to justify trawling. Yet, many of them wouldn’t consider leaving shrimping behind, despite having transferrable skills that could land them jobs in the oil and gas industry. Since 2001, shrimpers have faced increasing challenges to their trade: an influx of shrimp from southeast Asia, several traumatic hurricane seasons, and the largest oil spill at sea in American history. In Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers, author Emma Christopher Lirette traces...
Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers by Emma Christopher Lirette 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 Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers aloud.
Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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