How Long to Read The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies

How Long Does it Take to Read The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies by Joan Mark

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

Description

Joan Mark offers an interpretive biography of Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam (1904–53), who spent twenty-five years living among the Bambuti pygmies of the Ituri Forest in what is now Zaire. On the Epulu River he constructed Camp Putnam as a harmonious multiracial community. He modeled his camp on the “dude ranches” of the American West, taking in paying guests while running a medical clinic and occasionally offering legal aid to the local people, and assumed the role of intermediary between locals and visitors, including Colin M. Turnbull, author of the classic Forest People. Mark describes...

How long is The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies?

The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies by Joan Mark is 276 pages long, and a total of 70,656 words.

This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 26 minutes to read The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies aloud.

What Reading Level is The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies?

The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies 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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