Golden State: The Making of California: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Golden State: The Making of California audiobook runs 14.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Bob Souer (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bob Souer
Bob Souer narrates 313 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,340 hours in all.
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About as long, on the The Americas shelf
595 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- In Cold Blood
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- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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
Golden State: The Making of California is an audiobook by Michael Hiltzik: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released February 18, 2025, on the The Americas and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bob Souer
- Released
- February 18, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Economics
- ISBN
- 9780063428997
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Golden State: The Making of California audiobook?
Golden State: The Making of California runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is the Golden State: The Making of California audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Golden State: The Making of California?
Golden State: The Making of California is narrated by Bob Souer.
Is Golden State: The Making of California worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.