The Start, 1904–1930: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Twentieth Century Journey series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Start, 1904–1930 runs 22.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 14.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.2 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Twentieth Century Journey Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 70.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Start, 1904–1930 | 22.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940 | 26.9 hrs |
| 3 | A Native’s Return, 1945–1988 | 21.4 hrs |
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 576 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
129 History & Culture 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 Start, 1904–1930 is book 1 of William L. Shirer's Twentieth Century Journey series: a 22.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released January 28, 2020, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- January 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- Series
- Twentieth Century Journey Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781094060798
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Start, 1904–1930 as an audiobook?
The Start, 1904–1930 runs 22.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.8 hours.
Is The Start, 1904–1930 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Start, 1904–1930?
The Start, 1904–1930 is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Start, 1904–1930 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.8 hours, saving 7.4 hours.