The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Americas: A Hemispheric History by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

The Americas: A Hemispheric History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Americas: A Hemispheric History runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Americas: A Hemispheric History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 69% 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 Americas: A Hemispheric History is an audiobook by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released January 14, 2008, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Hecht
Released
January 14, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781440797590

How to listen to The Americas: A Hemispheric History free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is The Americas: A Hemispheric History as an audiobook?

The Americas: A Hemispheric History runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The Americas: A Hemispheric History free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Americas: A Hemispheric History?

The Americas: A Hemispheric History is narrated by Paul Hecht.