West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pruden (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
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John Pruden narrates 218 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,341 hours in all.
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About as long, on the The Americas shelf
795 The Americas 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
West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express is an audiobook by Jim DeFelice: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pruden, released May 8, 2018, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pruden
- Released
- May 8, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780062681454
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express audiobook?
West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is the West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express audiobook free?
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Who narrates West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express?
West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express is narrated by John Pruden.