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The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known by Howard Zinn

The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known runs 1.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Earl Jones (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.7listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 7,179 World 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 People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known is an audiobook by Howard Zinn: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Earl Jones, released February 24, 2004, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.7 hrs
Narrated by
James Earl Jones
Released
February 24, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780060754198

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known as an audiobook?

The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.

Is The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known?

The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known is narrated by James Earl Jones.