Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by JD Jackson (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.3 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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What our data says
- At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 1,468 Military (Biography & Memoir) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by JD Jackson
JD Jackson narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,287 hours in all.
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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
Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero is an audiobook by Cate Lineberry: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by JD Jackson, released January 24, 2018, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- JD Jackson
- Released
- January 24, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (Biography & Memoir)
- ISBN
- 9781977371485
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How long is the Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero audiobook?
Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is the Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero audiobook free?
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Who narrates Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero?
Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero is narrated by JD Jackson.