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King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Eleanor Herman, Peggielene Bartels

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by J. Karen Thomas (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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2 hours / day8 days
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What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village is an audiobook by Eleanor Herman and Peggielene Bartels: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by J. Karen Thomas, released February 21, 2012, on the Memoirs and Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.2 hrs
Narrated by
J. Karen Thomas
Released
February 21, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Women, Africa
ISBN
9780307879066

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village audiobook?

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village audiobook free?

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Who narrates King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village?

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village is narrated by J. Karen Thomas.

Is King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.