Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Alan Nebelthau (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alan Nebelthau
Alan Nebelthau narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 80 hours in all.
- Rant: An Oral History of Buster Casey
- Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America's Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don't)
- Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
- The Giant of Seville: A 'Tall' Tale Based on a True Story
- City of Lies
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
374 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America is an audiobook by Walter R. Borneman: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Nebelthau, released May 9, 2008, on the Law & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Nebelthau
- Released
- May 9, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781436141550
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America audiobook?
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America?
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America is narrated by Alan Nebelthau.
Is Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.