A Short History of the United States: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of the United States runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Allyson Hester (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Allyson Hester
Allyson Hester narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 76 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
429 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Short History of the United States is an audiobook by Edward Channing: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Allyson Hester, released January 1, 2016, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Allyson Hester
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of the United States as an audiobook?
A Short History of the United States runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is A Short History of the United States free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of the United States?
A Short History of the United States is narrated by Allyson Hester.