How Long to Read The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 10 minutes to read The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation by Ronald G. Powell

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

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THEY CAME WITH AXES. THEY CAME WITH OXEN. THEY CAME WITH GREED. In the forests along Aptos, Valencia, Corralitos, and Soquel Creeks in Santa Cruz County, California, miles of wilderness sat untouched by humans, a relic of Mexican land grants long neglected. But entrepreneurial and ambitious men saw in the endless tracts of coast redwood something valuable and ripe for exploitation. From the 1860s, they sent legions of fallers, peelers, sawyers, and lumberjacks into the hills above Aptos. Skid roads gave way to railroads as labyrinthine paths were carved through near-impassable terrain to reach the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains. This was the domain of the lumber barons, self-made aristocrats such as John Brown, Charles Ford, the Doughertys, the Grovers, and Frederick A. Hihn. Their activities in the late nineteenth century led to reckless deforestation, but they also sparked life. Rugged mountain towns arose in Loma Prieta and Valencia, communities with their own schools, businesses, and cultures. This is a chronicle of their lives and the golden age of the lumber industry in Rancho Soquel Augmentation.

How long is The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation?

The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation by Ronald G. Powell is 490 pages long, and a total of 122,500 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 9 minutes to read The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation aloud.

What Reading Level is The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation?

The Reign of the Lumber Barons: Part Two of the History of Rancho Soquel Augmentation is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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