How Long to Read Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes]

How Long Does it Take to Read Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes]?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 18 minutes to read Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes] by John Zumerchik

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

Description

This is the first comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the vast and varied ways human beings have used the world's waterways for business, protection, and recreation. Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encyclopedia of History, Uses, and Issues offers a comprehensive introduction to humanity's historical reliance on the world's seas and waterways and how that reliance continues to evolve. Over the course of two volumes, this extraordinary resource describes the world's major nautical features, the wide variety of uses for those waterways, and a number of essential issues arising from water-borne commerce. The encyclopedia marks the emergence of the aquarium, cruise, energy, fishing, insurance, mining, trade, transportation, recreation, and sport industries, and includes entries on harbors, ports, and coastal development that play a part in the economics of commercial water use. Also included is coverage of a number of significant themes such as the rise and fall of the Erie Canal as the gateway to the Midwest, and the declining popularity of the Panama Canal.

How long is Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes]?

Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes] by John Zumerchik is 792 pages long, and a total of 199,584 words.

This makes it 267% the length of the average book. It also has 244% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes] Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 10 minutes to read Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes] aloud.

What Reading Level is Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes]?

Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes] 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.

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