Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by John McDonough (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John McDonough
John McDonough narrates 168 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 948 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
752 The Americas 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
Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt is an audiobook by Edward J. Renehan Jr.: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John McDonough, released April 10, 2009, on the The Americas and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McDonough
- Released
- April 10, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Business
- ISBN
- 9781436116336
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt audiobook?
Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt is narrated by John McDonough.
Is Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.