It takes the average reader 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses by Christopher C. Verga
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Small coastal communities stand up to the giant of mid-20th century urban development in this chronicle of a true David and Goliath drama. With its unspoiled, tranquil shorelines, Fire Island has been an oasis for vacationers for well over a century. But from the late 1930s into the early 1960s, it was an obsession for Robert Moses, the political power broker and "master builder" who reshaped much of New York. His urban development projects helped create Long Island’s suburbs, and he dreamed of turning Fire Island into an extension of Ocean Parkway. Standing up to those ambitions were the...
Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses by Christopher C. Verga is 139 pages long, and a total of 36,001 words.
This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 16 minutes to read Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses aloud.
Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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