How Long to Read The Great Thirst

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Thirst?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 50 minutes to read The Great Thirst by Norris Hundley Jr.

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

Description

The story of "the great thirst" is brought up to date in this revised edition of Norris Hundley's outstanding history, with additional photographs and incisive descriptions of the major water-policy issues facing California now: accelerating urbanization of farmland and open spaces, persisting despoliation of water supplies, and demands for equity in water allocation for an exploding population. People the world over confront these problems, and Hundley examines them with clarity and eloquence in the unruly laboratory of California. The obsession with water has shaped California to a remarkable extent, literally as well as politically and culturally. Hundley tells how aboriginal Americans and then early Spanish and Mexican immigrants contrived to use and share the available water and how American settlers, arriving in ever-increasing numbers after the Gold Rush, transformed California into the home of the nation's preeminent water seekers. The desire to use, profit from, manipulate, and control water drives the people and events in this fascinating narrative until, by the end of the twentieth century, a large, colorful cast of characters and communities has wheeled and dealed, built, diverted, and connived its way to an entirely different statewide waterscape.

How long is The Great Thirst?

The Great Thirst by Norris Hundley Jr. is 830 pages long, and a total of 207,500 words.

This makes it 280% the length of the average book. It also has 254% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Thirst Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 53 minutes to read The Great Thirst aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Thirst?

The Great Thirst 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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