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The Fifties: An Underground History by James R. Gaines

The Fifties: An Underground History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fifties: An Underground History runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Fouhey (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fifties: An Underground History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Fifties: An Underground History is an audiobook by James R. Gaines: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Fouhey, released February 8, 2022, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
James Fouhey
Released
February 8, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, The Americas
ISBN
9781797137360

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fifties: An Underground History as an audiobook?

The Fifties: An Underground History runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Fifties: An Underground History free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fifties: An Underground History?

The Fifties: An Underground History is narrated by James Fouhey.