It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Age of Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, one dreaded foe was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses combined. This scourge of the seas was Scurvy. Countless mariners perished from an agonising death which began with bleeding gums, wobbly teeth and the opening of old wounds. Surgeon James Lind, sea captain James Cook, and physician Sir Gilbert Blane determined to crack the riddle of Scurvy. Their achievements heralded a new era and solved the greatest medical mystery of the Age of Sail.
The Age of Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown 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 The Age of Scurvy aloud.
The Age of Scurvy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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