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America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union by Fergus M. Bordewich

America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union audiobook runs 17.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.4listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 89% 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

America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union is an audiobook by Fergus M. Bordewich: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released September 10, 2012, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.4 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
September 10, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781452679426

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union audiobook?

America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.

Is the America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union audiobook free?

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

Who narrates America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union?

America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union is narrated by Norman Dietz.

Is America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.