Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,002 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South is an audiobook by Robert Goodwin: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released October 28, 2008, on the World and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- October 28, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781400179725
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South audiobook?
Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South audiobook free?
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Who narrates Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South?
Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African American Explorer of the American South worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.