It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County by Joe Pelanconi
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In the 1870s, a quicksilver mining boom took hold of Sonoma County, California. Claims were staked, and a rowdy camp took shape in Pine Flat as farmers traded plows for picks and miners answered the siren call of cinnabar. In this compelling account, historian Joe Pelanconi relates the development of the twenty-mile Cinnabar Mining District. Pelanconi shares intriguing stories like those of the Donner Party survivor, Chinese laborers who worked the mines in danger of mercury poisoning and the two brothers who were leading citizens of the district and purported victims of murder. Delve into...
Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County by Joe Pelanconi is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County aloud.
Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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