The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin runs 36.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nelson Runger (about 24.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 36.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 74 days |
| 1 hour / day | 37 days |
| 2 hours / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 25 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 36.7 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,024 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
26 History & Culture 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 First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin is an audiobook by H.W. Brands: a 36.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nelson Runger, released November 28, 2008, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 36.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nelson Runger
- Released
- November 28, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781501974915
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin as an audiobook?
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin runs 36.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 24.4 hours.
Is The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin?
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin is narrated by Nelson Runger.
Is The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 24.4 hours, saving 12.2 hours.