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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Meacham (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.8listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 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 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% 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

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle is an audiobook by Jon Meacham: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Meacham, released October 18, 2022, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.8 hrs
Narrated by
Jon Meacham
Released
October 18, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Law & Politics
ISBN
9780593632871

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle audiobook?

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.

Is the And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle audiobook free?

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

Who narrates And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle?

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle is narrated by Jon Meacham.

Is And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.