Summer of '49: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Summer of '49 audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jamie Renell (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jamie Renell
Jamie Renell narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,150 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
945 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
- Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
- The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
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
Summer of '49 is an audiobook by David Halberstam: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jamie Renell, released October 25, 2022, on the The Americas and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jamie Renell
- Released
- October 25, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798765044322
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Summer of '49 audiobook?
Summer of '49 runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Summer of '49 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Summer of '49?
Summer of '49 is narrated by Jamie Renell.
Is Summer of '49 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.