The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Fass (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Fass
Robert Fass narrates 294 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,196 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,091 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 Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States is an audiobook by Gordon S. Wood: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Fass, released May 12, 2011, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Fass
- Released
- May 12, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781101526255
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States as an audiobook?
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States?
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States is narrated by Robert Fass.
Is The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.