How Long to Read The Civilizing Machine

By Michael Matthews

How Long Does it Take to Read The Civilizing Machine?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read The Civilizing Machine by Michael Matthews

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

Description

In late nineteenth-century Mexico the Mexican populace was fascinated with the country’s booming railroad network. Newspapers and periodicals were filled with art, poetry, literature, and social commentaries exploring the symbolic power of the railroad. As a symbol of economic, political, and industrial modernization, the locomotive served to demarcate a nation’s status in the world. However, the dangers of locomotive travel, complicated by the fact that Mexico’s railroads were foreign owned and operated, meant that the railroad could also symbolize disorder, death, and foreign domination. In...

How long is The Civilizing Machine?

The Civilizing Machine by Michael Matthews is 392 pages long, and a total of 98,784 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Civilizing Machine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read The Civilizing Machine aloud.

What Reading Level is The Civilizing Machine?

The Civilizing Machine 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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