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The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice by Hill

The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 5,887 The Americas 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 Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice is an audiobook by Hill: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released July 7, 2020, on the The Americas and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
George Newbern
Released
July 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, True Crime
ISBN
9781713500599

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice as an audiobook?

The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice?

The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice is narrated by George Newbern.