Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by B.J. Harrison (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by B.J. Harrison
B.J. Harrison narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 296 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,148 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus is an audiobook by Les Standiford: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by B.J. Harrison, released June 15, 2021, on the World and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- B.J. Harrison
- Released
- June 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781549135873
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus audiobook?
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus?
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus is narrated by B.J. Harrison.
Is Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.