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Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal by Matthew Parker

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal audiobook runs 17.7 hours unabridged, narrated by William Dufris (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.7listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

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30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal is an audiobook by Matthew Parker: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by William Dufris, released March 18, 2008, on the The Americas and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.7 hrs
Narrated by
William Dufris
Released
March 18, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781602833739

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal audiobook?

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.

Is the Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal audiobook free?

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Who narrates Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal?

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal is narrated by William Dufris.

Is Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time — the Building of the Panama Canal worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.