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First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery by Ken Ellingwood

First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Alex Boyles (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 71% 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

First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery is an audiobook by Ken Ellingwood: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Boyles, released July 6, 2021, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Boyles
Released
July 6, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9798200694334

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery audiobook?

First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery audiobook free?

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

Who narrates First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery?

First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery is narrated by Alex Boyles.

Is First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.