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1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America by David Pietrusza

1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America audiobook runs 18 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeff Cummings (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18 hours of listening.

Days to finish 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America at common listening paces
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30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 18 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America is an audiobook by David Pietrusza: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Cummings, released November 13, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18 hrs
Narrated by
Jeff Cummings
Released
November 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
ISBN
9781978641495

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America audiobook?

1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.

Is the 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America?

1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America is narrated by Jeff Cummings.

Is 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year That Transformed America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.