How Long to Read Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster

How Long Does it Take to Read Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker

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

Description

A historic mine fire traps hundreds of men underground in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction meticulously researched and told by a master of the genre. It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower workers and coal to chiseling out rocks and coal from the tunnels of the mine. With the electrical system broken, they're guided by kerosene torches--and...

How long is Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster?

Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster aloud.

What Reading Level is Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster?

Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster 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.

Where Can I Buy Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster?

Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

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