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The Hearsts: Father and Son by William Randolph Hearst

The Hearsts: Father and Son: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hearsts: Father and Son runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Hearsts: Father and Son at common listening paces
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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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 Hearsts: Father and Son is an audiobook by William Randolph Hearst: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Riggenbach, released July 1, 2010, on the History & Culture and Memoirs shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Jeff Riggenbach
Released
July 1, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Memoirs
ISBN
9781483053912

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hearsts: Father and Son as an audiobook?

The Hearsts: Father and Son runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is The Hearsts: Father and Son free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Hearsts: Father and Son?

The Hearsts: Father and Son is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Is The Hearsts: Father and Son worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.