Empire of Cotton: A Global History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire of Cotton: A Global History audiobook runs 20.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Frangione (about 13.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 20.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Frangione
Jim Frangione narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,387 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
262 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
Empire of Cotton: A Global History is an audiobook by Sven Beckert: a 20.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released December 2, 2014, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Frangione
- Released
- December 2, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781622316335
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire of Cotton: A Global History audiobook?
Empire of Cotton: A Global History runs 20.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.5 hours.
Is the Empire of Cotton: A Global History audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire of Cotton: A Global History?
Empire of Cotton: A Global History is narrated by Jim Frangione.
Is Empire of Cotton: A Global History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.5 hours, saving 6.8 hours.