A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985: Audiobook
Book 5 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. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mary Woods (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Basic History of the United States Series
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 41.4 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.
- 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
- A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 6: America in Gridlock, 1985–1995
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
653 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- In Cold Blood
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- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 is book 5 of Clarence B. Carson's Basic History of the United States series: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Mary Woods, released June 22, 2005, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mary Woods
- Released
- June 22, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- Series
- The Basic History of the United States Series #5
- ISBN
- 9781483063751
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 as an audiobook?
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985?
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 is narrated by Mary Woods.
Is A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 5: The Welfare State, 1929–1985 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.