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The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, Jr.

The Oregon Trail: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Oregon Trail runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by R. S. Steinberg (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Oregon Trail at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Justin Wilson runs 0.1 hours longer (13.1 hours).

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 Oregon Trail is an audiobook by Francis Parkman, Jr.: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by R. S. Steinberg, released January 1, 2016, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
R. S. Steinberg
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Oregon Trail as an audiobook?

The Oregon Trail runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Oregon Trail free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Oregon Trail?

The Oregon Trail is narrated by R. S. Steinberg.

Is The Oregon Trail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.