It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Merthyr Rising by Gwyn A. Williams
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book, first published in 1978, examines the independent political action by the thousands of working people in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. After a mass rally on the hills above the town, thousands of workers under a reg flag broke into insurrection – a detachment of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders marched into the town to restore order. The rebels repulsed the soldiers and held the town, with at least two dozen workers killed. Within weeks of the Rising, trade unions began to appear in South Wales, and this book argues that these events were central to the emergence of a Welsh...
The Merthyr Rising by Gwyn A. Williams is 242 pages long, and a total of 60,984 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The Merthyr Rising aloud.
The Merthyr Rising is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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