How Long to Read The Mortal Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mortal Sea?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 57 minutes to read The Mortal Sea by W. Jeffrey Bolster

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

Description

Since the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency, W. Jeffrey Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. While overfishing is often thought of as a contemporary problem, Bolster reveals that humans were transforming the sea long before factory trawlers turned fishing from a handliner's art into an industrial enterprise. The western Atlantic's legendary fishing banks, stretching from Cape Cod to Newfoundland, have attracted fishermen for more than five hundred years. Bolster follows the effects of this siren's song from its medieval European origins to the advent of industrialized fishing in American waters at the beginning of the twentieth century. Blending marine biology, ecological insight, and a remarkable cast of characters, from notable explorers to scientists to an army of unknown fishermen, Bolster tells a story that is both ecological and human: the prelude to an environmental disaster. Over generations, harvesters created a quiet catastrophe as the sea could no longer renew itself. Bolster writes in the hope that the intimate relationship humans have long had with the ocean, and the species that live within it, can be restored for future generations.

How long is The Mortal Sea?

The Mortal Sea by W. Jeffrey Bolster is 413 pages long, and a total of 104,489 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 128% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mortal Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 30 minutes to read The Mortal Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mortal Sea?

The Mortal Sea 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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