How Long to Read Parting the Desert

How Long Does it Take to Read Parting the Desert?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Parting the Desert by Zachary Karabell

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

Description

Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century--the building of the Suez Canal-- and shows how it changed the world. The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps was the mastermind behind the project. Lesseps saw the project through fifteen years of financial challenges, technical obstacles, and political intrigues. He convinced ordinary French citizens to invest their money, and he won the backing of Napoleon III and...

How long is Parting the Desert?

Parting the Desert by Zachary Karabell is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Parting the Desert Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Parting the Desert aloud.

What Reading Level is Parting the Desert?

Parting the Desert 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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