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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville runs 43.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 28.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

43.1listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 43.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day87 days
1 hour / day44 days
2 hours / day22 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×29 days

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What our data says

  • At 43.1 hours, it runs longer than 100% 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 Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville is an audiobook by Shelby Foote: a 43.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released April 26, 2016, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
43.1 hrs
Narrated by
Grover Gardner
Released
April 26, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781504710671

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville as an audiobook?

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville runs 43.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.7 hours.

Is The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville?

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville is narrated by Grover Gardner.

Is The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.7 hours, saving 14.4 hours.