Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.7
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
47496
Points per Word
0.000189
Page Count
168
Points per Page
0.053571
Series
What Life Was Like
Description
This book explores British India from 1600 to 1905, chronicling the transformation of British traders into rulers of the Indian subcontinent. It examines the lives of various figures including British pirates, soldiers, diplomats, adventurers, and missionaries alongside Indian rulers, scholars, and soldiers. The narrative covers the grandeur of the Mughal court and the bustling city of Calcutta, while detailing the cultural clash between East and West that culminated in the Indian Uprising of 1857.