Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 audiobook runs 45.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Janina Edwards and Prentice Onayemi (about 30.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 45.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 91 days |
| 1 hour / day | 46 days |
| 2 hours / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 31 days |
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What our data says
- At 45.3 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Janina Edwards
Janina Edwards narrates 359 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,955 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
14 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 is an audiobook by Taylor Branch: a 45.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Janina Edwards and Prentice Onayemi, released February 26, 2019, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 45.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Janina Edwards, Prentice Onayemi
- Released
- February 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781508286462
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 audiobook?
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 runs 45.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 30.2 hours.
Is the Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63?
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 is narrated by Janina Edwards and Prentice Onayemi.
Is Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 30.2 hours, saving 15.1 hours.