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The American Revolution: An Intimate History by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward

The American Revolution: An Intimate History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American Revolution: An Intimate History runs 22.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Beth Hicks and Robert Petkoff and others (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.8listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The American Revolution: An Intimate History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 7,179 World 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 Revolution: An Intimate History is an audiobook by Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Beth Hicks, Robert Petkoff and Fred Sanders and others, released November 11, 2025, on the World and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.8 hrs
Narrated by
Beth Hicks, Robert Petkoff, Fred Sanders, Ken Burns
Released
November 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Military (History), The Americas
ISBN
9798217165483

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The American Revolution: An Intimate History as an audiobook?

The American Revolution: An Intimate History runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.

Is The American Revolution: An Intimate History free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The American Revolution: An Intimate History?

The American Revolution: An Intimate History is narrated by Beth Hicks, Robert Petkoff, Fred Sanders and Ken Burns.

Is The American Revolution: An Intimate History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.