It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The White Plague by René Jules Dubos
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
DuBos et. al. examine the social aspects of the TB epidemic, along with some of the biological factors. They show how TB was romaticized, how it was portrayed as a demon coming to rob the healthy of life, and how it sparked scientific invention - in particular the stethescope. The introduction is wonderful as it lays out the basic parts of the book.
The White Plague by René Jules Dubos is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.
This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The White Plague aloud.
The White Plague is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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