Author: Paul M. Zall Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press ISBN: 9781572335851 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 172
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Abraham Lincoln's Legacy of Laughter, a substantial revision of P. M. Zall's 1982 classic, Abe Lincoln Laughing, consists of stories, jokes, and anecdotes on a wide range of topics by and about Abraham Lincoln before and after he became president. Establishing which tales are authentic and which are frauds and delusions, Abraham Lincoln's Legacy of Laughter includes stories derived from Lincoln's writings and speeches; writings by others up to April 1865; post-Civil War writings by those who knew him; and writings by others about Lincoln in later decades, including a sample from the twentieth century. Within each group, entries are arranged in the order they appeared in print. The volume contains notes, a bibliography, an index of the entries by section, and a subject index.
Author: Kathleen Krull Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547487924 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 45
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Poor Abraham Lincoln! His life was hardly fun at all. A country torn in two by war, citizens who didn’t like him as president, a homely appearance—what could there possibly be to laugh about? And yet he did laugh. Lincoln wasn’t just one of our greatest presidents. He was a comic storyteller and a person who could lighten a grim situation with a clever quip. This unusual biography of Lincoln highlights his life and presidency, focusing on what made his sense of humor so distinctive—and so necessary to surviving his tough life and times.
Author: Gordon Leidner Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1492609676 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 289
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"Simply the best book that has been published on this great president's humor and stories...Everyone interested in Abraham Lincoln will want to read this."—William C. Harris, author of Lincoln and the Border States Abraham Lincoln has long been admired for his leadership, honesty, and eloquence. But despite his somber reputation, the sixteenth president was quite funny. With an uncanny ability to mimic others and an irresistible midwestern twang, Lincoln, in fact, could be downright hilarious. Brimming with his funniest quips, jokes, and stories, Lincoln's Gift explores the crucial role humor played throughout his tumultuous professional and private life. Perfect for history buffs and Lincoln enthusiasts alike, this clever and captivating biography reveals how America's greatest president used his lighter side to lead the country through one of its darkest times, the Civil War. "Gordon Leidner ingeniously blends a study of Lincoln's humor with an account of his life, showing how our sixteenth president was not always a 'man of sorrows' but often a man of laughter, capable alike of enjoying as well as telling a good story."—Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life
Author: A T Kabambay Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 9781662840531 Category : Languages : en Pages : 220
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Abraham Lincoln, affectionally nicknamed "Old Abe", is the most adored of all American presidents to whom historians attribute all the imaginable superlatives. But oddly enough, two of his unparalleled qualities have completely escaped all scholars of American history: Abraham Lincoln is unquestionably the greatest jokester America has ever known and the most religious of all the presidents of the United States of America, who ushered in the U.S. motto "IN GOD WE TRUST". In this succinct biography of the 16th President of the United State of America - without a doubt the funniest biography of all time - discover the most hilarious stories and anecdotes Abraham Lincoln has told or experienced in his lifetime. In this difficult time of pandemic, economic uncertainty and Global warming, enjoy the opportunity to laugh with Old Abe to relax yourself and your loved one. A. T. KABAMBAY is a passionate historian and researcher who specializes in American history especially on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. He is also an excellent publicist and television producer. He wrote scripts for a television series he produced. And as a publicist, he has successfully promoted several products. A. T. Kabambay lives in California where he is in the process of completing, under the benevolent gaze of his charming wife, his next novel on Abraham Lincoln.
Author: Richard Carwardine Publisher: SIU Press ISBN: 0809336146 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 185
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"Abraham Lincoln was the first president consistently to make storytelling and laughter tools of office. This book shows how his uses of humor evolved to fit changing personal circumstances, and explores its versatility, range of expressions, and multiple sources"--
Author: Russell H. Conwell Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781981185856 Category : Languages : en Pages : 126
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1922. Genius is often defined with complacent assurance as the ability and disposition to do hard work. That is frequently the truth; but it is not always the truth. Abraham Lincoln did much of the many kinds of hard work, but that does not account for his genius. Can he be successfully imitated? Why did his laugh vibrate so far, and why was his humor so inimitable? Contents: when Lincoln was laughed at; President and pilgrim; Lincoln reads Artemus Ward aloud; some Lincoln anecdotes; what made him laugh; humor in the political situation; why Lincoln loved laughter; Lincoln and John Brown.