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The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America by Thomas Healy

The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Danny Campbell (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

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  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America is an audiobook by Thomas Healy: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Danny Campbell, released August 26, 2013, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Danny Campbell
Released
August 26, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Law & Politics
ISBN
9781452686165

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America as an audiobook?

The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America?

The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America is narrated by Danny Campbell.

Is The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.