The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon runs 17 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
476 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon is an audiobook by John Ferling: a 17-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released June 8, 2009, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- June 8, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781400181995
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon as an audiobook?
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon runs 17 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.
Is The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon?
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.7 hours.