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Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence by Jan Cigliano Hartman

Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Udall (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 76% 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

Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence is an audiobook by Jan Cigliano Hartman: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Udall, released June 15, 2026, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Kate Udall
Released
June 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Law & Politics
ISBN
9798318570728

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence audiobook?

Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence?

Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence is narrated by Kate Udall.

Is Lincoln's Speechwriter: John Hay and the Friendship That Inspired American Eloquence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.