The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Murray (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Karen Murray
Karen Murray narrates 60 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 507 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,868 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church is an audiobook by Rachel L. Swarns: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Murray, released June 13, 2023, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Murray
- Released
- June 13, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780593742341
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church as an audiobook?
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church?
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church is narrated by Karen Murray.