The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the The Americas shelf
443 The Americas 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 Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America is an audiobook by Colin G. Calloway: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 21, 2006, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- April 21, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781400172337
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America as an audiobook?
The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America?
The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America is narrated by Simon Vance.