The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) runs 28.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Deakins (about 19.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 28.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 58 days |
| 1 hour / day | 29 days |
| 2 hours / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 20 days |
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What our data says
- At 28.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Deakins
Mark Deakins narrates 211 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,380 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
87 The Americas 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 Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) is an audiobook by T.J. Stiles: a 28.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Deakins, released April 21, 2009, on the The Americas and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 28.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Deakins
- Released
- April 21, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Business, Business & Career Development
- ISBN
- 9780739384978
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) as an audiobook?
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) runs 28.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.2 hours.
Is The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner)?
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) is narrated by Mark Deakins.
Is The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.2 hours, saving 9.6 hours.