It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Seeds of Wealth by Henry Hobhouse
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Henry Hobhouse was the first to recognise plants as a causal factor in history in his Seeds of Wealth. In this new book, he examines four plants: rubber, timber, tobacco and the wine grape, each of which enormously increased the wealth of those who dealt in them, created great new industries and changed the course of history. Ancient Rome's monopoly on wine production had huge economic and hygienic importance. Without rubber, there would have been no development of cars, buses and trucks, bicycles, waterproof clothing or even tennis balls and condoms. Tobacco has largely been condemned for...
Seeds of Wealth by Henry Hobhouse is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Seeds of Wealth aloud.
Seeds of Wealth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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