How Long to Read The Grand Slave Emporium

How Long Does it Take to Read The Grand Slave Emporium?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read The Grand Slave Emporium by William St. Clair

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

Description

For 143 years, Cape Coast Castle on the 'Gold Coast' of present-day Ghana was, in the words of one of its governors, the 'Grand Emporium' of the British slave trade. From this pretty, whitewashed, building perched on a rocky outcrop on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, British slave merchants bought African men, women, and children to be sent to the West Indies, to North America, and elsewhere in the New World. This fortress, now a UNESCO world heritage site, stained with a history that has affected the whole world, is the subject of this remarkable book. For those able to visit the Castle much of the experience is still as it was during the slaving era. However, to understand its extraordinary history, the main travelling must always take place in the imagination. William St Clair tells the story of the Castle and of the people who spent part of their lives within its walls, men, women, and children, Europeans, Africans, free and enslaved - these last listed in the Castle's books just as M., W., B., G. (standing for Men, Women, Boys, Girls). Three million of them passed through this and nearby fortresses. Drawing on an extraordinary, largely unpublished and unused archive, often still stained with sea water, William St Clair enables readers to appreciate its unique claim on the collective memory of the modern world.

How long is The Grand Slave Emporium?

The Grand Slave Emporium by William St. Clair is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Grand Slave Emporium Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read The Grand Slave Emporium aloud.

What Reading Level is The Grand Slave Emporium?

The Grand Slave Emporium 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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Where Can I Buy The Grand Slave Emporium?

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