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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Johnson (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin at common listening paces
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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 5,887 The Americas 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 Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by Gordon S. Wood: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Johnson, released May 24, 2004, on the The Americas and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Johnson
Released
May 24, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781598873238

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin as an audiobook?

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin?

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is narrated by Peter Johnson.

Is The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.