The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Steven Hyden (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland is an audiobook by Steven Hyden: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Hyden, released May 28, 2024, on the Arts & Entertainment and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Steven Hyden
Released
May 28, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, The Americas
ISBN
9781668642054

How to listen to There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland audiobook?

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland?

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland is narrated by Steven Hyden.