It takes the average reader 7 hours and 39 minutes to read The World's Railroads by Christopher Chant
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Although the origins of the train concept are to be found in the Middle Ages, and the use of steam power for locomotives emerged in the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, the train really came of age in the Victorian era of the 19th century. At this time there was an explosion of technical ideas, and this combined with greater national wealth and a rapidly changing social and economic climate to spur a railway boom. Railroad lines spread over every part of the world where there was a social and economic advantage to be gained, and there was an extraordinarily rapid development in the...
The World's Railroads by Christopher Chant is 447 pages long, and a total of 114,879 words.
This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 140% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 27 minutes to read The World's Railroads aloud.
The World's Railroads 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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