The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Clyburn (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,526 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation is an audiobook by Jim Clyburn: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Clyburn, released November 11, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Clyburn
- Released
- November 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Law & Politics, Learn Something New
- ISBN
- 9781668646786
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation as an audiobook?
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation?
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation is narrated by Jim Clyburn.
Is The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.