1957: The Year That Launched the American Future: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by L.J. Ganser (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by L.J. Ganser
L.J. Ganser narrates 339 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,033 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
866 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
- Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
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
1957: The Year That Launched the American Future is an audiobook by Eric Burns: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by L.J. Ganser, released December 8, 2020, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- L.J. Ganser
- Released
- December 8, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781705252284
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future audiobook?
1957: The Year That Launched the American Future runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is the 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future?
1957: The Year That Launched the American Future is narrated by L.J. Ganser.
Is 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.