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The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s by Ellen Schrecker

The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s runs 19.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Janet Metzger (about 13.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.6listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 5,887 The Americas 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 Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s is an audiobook by Ellen Schrecker: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Janet Metzger, released February 15, 2022, on the The Americas and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.6 hrs
Narrated by
Janet Metzger
Released
February 15, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781666194821

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s as an audiobook?

The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.1 hours.

Is The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s?

The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s is narrated by Janet Metzger.

Is The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.1 hours, saving 6.5 hours.