How Long to Read The Slave Trade

How Long Does it Take to Read The Slave Trade?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 19 minutes to read The Slave Trade by Hugh Thomas

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

Description

After many years of research, award-winning historian Hugh Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions, he describes and analyzes the rise of one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in all of history. Between 1492 and 1870, approximately eleven million black slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas to work on plantations, in mines, or as servants in houses. The Slave Trade is alive with villains and heroes and illuminated by eyewitness accounts. Hugh Thomas's...

How long is The Slave Trade?

The Slave Trade by Hugh Thomas is 912 pages long, and a total of 229,824 words.

This makes it 308% the length of the average book. It also has 281% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Slave Trade Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 55 minutes to read The Slave Trade aloud.

What Reading Level is The Slave Trade?

The Slave Trade 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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