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The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began by Valerie Hansen

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cynthia Farrell (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 9 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 7,179 World 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 Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began is an audiobook by Valerie Hansen: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Cynthia Farrell, released April 14, 2020, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9 hrs
Narrated by
Cynthia Farrell
Released
April 14, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781797102986

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began as an audiobook?

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began?

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalization Began is narrated by Cynthia Farrell.