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American Colonies: The Settling of North America by Alan Taylor

American Colonies: The Settling of North America: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Penguin History of the United States series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Colonies: The Settling of North America audiobook runs 22 hours unabridged, narrated by Bob Souer (about 14.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22 hours of listening.

Days to finish American Colonies: The Settling of North America at common listening paces
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30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 22 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

American Colonies: The Settling of North America is book 1 of Alan Taylor's Penguin History of the United States series: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released April 26, 2016, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
22 hrs
Narrated by
Bob Souer
Released
April 26, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
Series
Penguin History of the United States #1
ISBN
9781515975403

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the American Colonies: The Settling of North America audiobook?

American Colonies: The Settling of North America runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.6 hours.

Is the American Colonies: The Settling of North America audiobook free?

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

Who narrates American Colonies: The Settling of North America?

American Colonies: The Settling of North America is narrated by Bob Souer.

Is American Colonies: The Settling of North America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.6 hours, saving 7.3 hours.