A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Basic History of the United States series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Woods (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Basic History of the United States Series
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 28.9 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 64.8 hours in all.
More narrated by Mary Woods
Mary Woods narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 136 hours in all.
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985
- Raise Your Social I.Q.: How To Do the Right Thing in Any Situation
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 2: The Beginning of the Republic, 1775–1825
- We the Living
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 3: The Sections and the Civil War, 1826–1877
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
771 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- 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
- Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
- Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
- Brave Companions
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
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 is book 4 of Clarence B. Carson's Basic History of the United States series: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Woods, released September 14, 2009, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Woods
- Released
- September 14, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- Series
- The Basic History of the United States Series #4
- ISBN
- 9781483053899
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 as an audiobook?
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928?
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 is narrated by Mary Woods.
Is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 4: The Growth of America, 1878–1928 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.