The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Marguerite Gavin
Marguerite Gavin narrates 420 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,914 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
894 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 is an audiobook by Jane Hampton Cook: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released August 15, 2016, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marguerite Gavin
- Released
- August 15, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Law & Politics, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781504725101
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 as an audiobook?
The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812?
The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.
Is The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.