Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters audiobook runs 7 hours unabridged, narrated by Mela Lee (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mela Lee
Mela Lee narrates 59 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 595 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
465 The Americas 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
Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters is an audiobook by Edward J. Larson: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mela Lee, released March 9, 2026, on the Military (History) and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mela Lee
- Released
- March 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781696622295
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters audiobook?
Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is the Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters?
Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters is narrated by Mela Lee.