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The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination by Jeffrey Alan Melton

The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination runs 11.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Woodson (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 41,638 Literature 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

The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination is an audiobook by Jeffrey Alan Melton: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson, released June 29, 2026, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Woodson
Released
June 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9798318551857

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination as an audiobook?

The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination?

The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination is narrated by Paul Woodson.

Is The American Open Road: Narrative and Popular Imagination worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.