The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Twentieth Century Journey series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 runs 26.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 18 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Twentieth Century Journey Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 22.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 70.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Start, 1904–1930 | 22.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 | 26.9 hrs |
| 3 | A Native’s Return, 1945–1988 | 21.4 hrs |
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
71 History & Culture 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 Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 is book 2 of William L. Shirer's Twentieth Century Journey series: a 26.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released March 31, 2020, on the History & Culture and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- March 31, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Military (History)
- Series
- Twentieth Century Journey Series #2
- ISBN
- 9781094060958
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 as an audiobook?
The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 runs 26.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18 hours.
Is The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940?
The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18 hours, saving 9 hours.