Description:
Written by: Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Read by: David Strathairn and Richard Dreyfuss
Format: Audiobook Download File Format: 222 MP3s in one ZIP file
Runtime: 16 hours

This Star-Studded New Recording Brings to Life a History Changing Political Battle! The Lincoln-Douglas Debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary match-ups between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senatorial race. Although he lost the election, Lincoln's gift for oratory and his anti-slavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the presidency in 1860. Never before presented in audio, these debates and great statesmen are brought to life by narrators Richard Dreyfuss (Douglas) and David Strathairn (Lincoln). Perfectly timed for the Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates provide a soundtrack to a nation discovering its better self.

Richard Dreyfuss is a renowned Academy Award Winning actor whose 40 year film career includes American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Mr. Holland's Opus, and many more. Actor David Strathairn was nominated for an Oscar for his 2005 performance as famed CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, David Strathairn is known for memorable performances in stage and screen roles. Text courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Association, as presented in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln.

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