The Federalist Papers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Federalist Papers, credited to Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James Madison, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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Librivox recording of The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. M’Lean. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an “incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer.” (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Federalist Papers
• Author credits: Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James Madison
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 85
• Listed recording duration: 21:11:50

Catalogue topics

• history

Opening tracks: first 24 of 85

1. Federalist No. 01 by Alexander Hamilton — 11:21
2. Federalist No. 02 by John Jay — 12:11
3. Federalist No. 03 by John Jay — 11:21
4. Federalist No. 04 by John Jay — 11:58
5. Federalist No. 05 by John Jay — 10:38
6. Federalist No. 06 by Alexander Hamilton — 15:40
7. Federalist No. 07 by Alexander Hamilton — 15:02
8. Federalist No. 08 by Alexander Hamilton — 13:28
9. Federalist No. 09 by Alexander Hamilton — 12:47
10. Federalist No. 10 by James Madison — 18:15
11. Federalist No. 11 by Alexander Hamilton — 20:20
12. Federalist No. 12 by Alexander Hamilton — 18:04
13. Federalist No. 13 by Alexander Hamilton — 8:16
14. Federalist No. 14 by James Madison — 20:30
15. Federalist No. 15 by Alexander Hamilton — 19:37
16. Federalist No. 16 by Alexander Hamilton — 13:08
17. Federalist No. 17 by Alexander Hamilton — 9:47
18. Federalist No. 18 by James Madison — 14:57
19. Federalist No. 19 by James Madison — 14:33
20. Federalist No. 20 by James Madison — 11:24
21. Federalist No. 21 by Alexander Hamilton — 12:48
22. Federalist No. 22 by Alexander Hamilton — 20:24
23. Federalist No. 23 by Alexander Hamilton — 10:46
24. Federalist No. 24 by Alexander Hamilton — 13:42

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