How Long to Read The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 20 minutes to read The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides by Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey

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

Description

Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey¿s first book, The Making of a Rebel, toldthe story of Captain Macleod¿s role in the white settlement of the NewHebrides and as a trader throughout the Western Pacific region. That bookended with Macleod¿s death at the age of fifty in 1894.From 1894 the Kerr brothers and sisters transformed Captain Macleod¿s business asthey became plantation, store and ship owners trading throughout and beyond theNew Hebrides Islands. This book is partly their story. Their story intertwines with thehistory of colonial settlement, the role of missionaries, and the effect of the inequitiesof French British Condominium rule and joint government on settlers and Islanders.Shaping the book are the diaries of Katherine¿s father, Graham Kerr, which providea rare glimpse of an individual haplessly caught up in a colonising venture inunfamiliar and incomprehensible circumstances, someone blocked at every turn byfailures in the hybrid administrative and legal systems of colonial government. Theyshow a man who, against all odds, was unable to relinquish his dreams or face hispersonal demons.In counterpoint, throughout the book the author touches uponanother New Hebridean world, full of distinctive and disregardedIndigenous voices¿the world that in 1980 was to become theindependent Republic of Vanuatu.

How long is The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides?

The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides by Katherine Stirling Kerr Cawsey is 380 pages long, and a total of 95,000 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides aloud.

What Reading Level is The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides?

The Kerr Brothers in the New Hebrides 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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