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An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States by Michael S. Kochin, Michael Taylor

An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Walter Dixon (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States at common listening paces
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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States is an audiobook by Michael S. Kochin and Michael Taylor: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Walter Dixon, released March 31, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
Walter Dixon
Released
March 31, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas, World
ISBN
9781705213087

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States as an audiobook?

An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States?

An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States is narrated by Walter Dixon.

Is An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.