James Madison: The Founding Father: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the James Madison: The Founding Father audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by John MacDonald (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John MacDonald
John MacDonald narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 104 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
893 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
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
James Madison: The Founding Father is an audiobook by Robert A. Rutland: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John MacDonald, released July 8, 2010, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John MacDonald
- Released
- July 8, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781483053714
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the James Madison: The Founding Father audiobook?
James Madison: The Founding Father runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the James Madison: The Founding Father audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates James Madison: The Founding Father?
James Madison: The Founding Father is narrated by John MacDonald.
Is James Madison: The Founding Father worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.