Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America audiobook runs 15 hours unabridged, narrated by Nick Tecoksy (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15 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 |
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 15 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
588 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- 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
Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America is an audiobook by Michael Hiltzik: a 15-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Tecoksy, released August 11, 2020, on the The Americas and Business & Career Development shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick Tecoksy
- Released
- August 11, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Business & Career Development, Economics
- ISBN
- 9780358313151
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America audiobook?
Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America runs 15 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.
Is the Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America?
Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America is narrated by Nick Tecoksy.
Is Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.