The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shawn Compton (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shawn Compton
Shawn Compton narrates 160 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,476 hours in all.
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About as long, on the The Americas shelf
669 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War is an audiobook by Paul Quigley: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Shawn Compton, released August 3, 2026, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shawn Compton
- Released
- August 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9798318572067
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War as an audiobook?
The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War?
The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War is narrated by Shawn Compton.