The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Gonzo Letters series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 runs 27.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 18.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 27.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 55 days |
| 1 hour / day | 28 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 days |
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What our data says
- At 27.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
48 Essays & Anthologies 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 Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 is book 1 of Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Letters series: a 27.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released May 15, 2014, on the Essays & Anthologies and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 27.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- May 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Biography & Memoir
- Series
- The Gonzo Letters #1
- ISBN
- 9781482998283
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 as an audiobook?
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 runs 27.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.2 hours.
Is The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967?
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.
Is The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.2 hours, saving 9.1 hours.