The Rise of the Cities: Audiobook
Book 2000 of the Drama of American History series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the Cities runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Manchester (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.1 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 37,584 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Manchester
Jim Manchester narrates 32 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 129 hours in all.
About as long, on the Kids shelf
1,435 Kids audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Rise of the Cities is book 2000 of Christopher Collier's Drama of American History series: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Manchester, released August 1, 2013, on the Kids shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Manchester
- Released
- August 1, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Kids
- Series
- The Drama of American History Series #2000
- ISBN
- 9781620645208
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise of the Cities as an audiobook?
The Rise of the Cities runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is The Rise of the Cities free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise of the Cities?
The Rise of the Cities is narrated by Jim Manchester.