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The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion by Marilyn Davidson Elliott

The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion runs 6.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jan Crowley (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.4listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 6.4 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 6.4 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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 Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion is an audiobook by Marilyn Davidson Elliott: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jan Crowley, released April 30, 2019, on the History & Culture shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.4 hrs
Narrated by
Jan Crowley
Released
April 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture
ISBN
9781771087872

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion as an audiobook?

The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.

Is The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion?

The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion is narrated by Jan Crowley.