How long does it take to read The History and Social Influence of the Potato?
Redcliffe N. Salaman
The History and Social Influence of the Potato by Redcliffe N. Salaman takes about 12 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 34 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1949. 685 pages, about 188,375 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A reissue of a scholarly classic considers the influence of the potato on the social structure and economy throughout history wherever men adopted it as a mainstay of their diets. (From Amazon)
Subjects: Social aspects, Potatoes, History, Social aspects of Potatoes, Food supply, Food, history
