Download or read book The Wit Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of anecdotes and quotes by Abraham Lincoln offers a portrait of the man as a writer, clever lawyer, and witty politician
Download or read book The Wit Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 1999 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains some of Lincoln's most popular quotes, opinions, and stories, as well as his most famous speeches, including his "House Divided" speech.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln s Wit and Wisdom written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln had a sagacious or humorous comment on everything that mattered. This attractively designed and illustrated gift book features his remarks on subjects from politics to human nature.
Download or read book Lincoln A Book of Quotations written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln offered sagacious and frequently humorous comments on everything that mattered. This volume features his thoughts and opinions concerning politics, human nature, and many other topics.
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Anthony Gross and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of stories from the people who knew Abraham Lincoln and have retold those stories and Abraham Lincoln's stories of his own life and reactions to the stories told about him.
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Alex Ayres and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The quotes are arranged according to subject, providing a bit of Lincoln wit and wisdom for any situation. From his youth in pioneer Illinois to the embattled White House of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln never lost his capacity for dry humor--or his extraordinary gift of eloquence.
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the most eloquent of American presidents — nearly 400 astute observations on subjects ranging from women and warfare to slavery and storytelling.
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Alex Ayres and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The quotes are arranged according to subject, providing a bit of Lincoln wit and wisdom for any situation. From his youth in pioneer Illinois to the embattled White House of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln never lost his capacity for dry humor--or his extraordinary gift of eloquence.
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is H. Jack Lang's original selection of Abraham Lincoln's most interesting speeches and letters, from his first public position as postmaster in Illinois to the highest political office in the land. We read his witty testimonials, sharp commentaries, clever social correspondence, astute handling of angry generals and cabinet officers, and above all, his wisdom in motivating political supporters and defusing challengers -- all of which show a sagacity in politics, an eloquence of simple rhetoric, and an invariable gentlemanliness rarely seen in public life today. Lincoln was the first of the "great communicator" presidents. His words are as much alive today as when he uttered them 150 years ago. - Back cover.
Download or read book A Digest of the Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains brief biographical sketches of Lincoln's life, and extracts from speeches, correspondence, and remarks attributed to Lincoln.
Download or read book The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Life with the Lincolns written by Gayle Brandeis and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My dad used to be Abraham Lincoln. When I was six and learning to read, I saw his initials were A. B. E., Albert Baruch Edelman. ABE. That's when I knew. Mina Edelman believes that she and her family are the Lincolns reincarnated. Her main task for the next three months: to protect her father from assassination, her mother from insanity, and herself—Willie Lincoln incarnate—from death at age twelve. Apart from that, the summer of 1966 should be like any other. But Mina's dad begins taking Mina along to hear speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr in Chicago. And soon he brings the freedom movement to their own small town, with consequences for everyone, in Gayle Brandeis's My Life with the Lincolns.
Download or read book Women s Wit and Wisdom A Book Of Quotations written by Susan L. Rattiner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 400 memorable quotes from the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. A delight!
Download or read book The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Philip L. Ostergard and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long after Lincoln's assassination, the debate began: Was Lincoln a committed Christian or a confirmed skeptic? Scholar Philip Ostergard provides the answer with a thorough study of the president's references to God, the Bible, and Christian principles in his letters and speeches. The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln illustrates the depth of Lincoln's knowledge of Scripture; the Bible's influence on his character; and the development of his faith, particularly as he wrestled with the issue of slavery and led the nation through the tumultuous years of the Civil War. Readers will find this a fascinating and inspiring handbook of answers to the questions about one of our greatest presidents.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches In the following pages an attempt has been made to collect, for the first time, Lincoln's masterpieces of brevity; the brevity which was not only the soul of his Wit, but the sinew of his strength and the heart of his compassion. Lincoln, said the London Spectator, could never tolerate the tyranny of mere words, but always pressed through them to the reality beyond. When Lincoln Spoke he was an orator, never an elocutionist. Said Robert G. Ingersoll, in drawing this distinction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Bite Size Lincoln written by John P. Holms and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Lincoln's thoughts on an astounding range of subjects have not only become classic observations about the human condition in turn-of-the-century America, but also continue to amuse, teach, and inspire us today. Like the highly successful Bite-Size Einstein and Bite-Size Twain, Bite-Size Lincoln is a compilation of this historic American's famous and eloquent words. A hard life on the American frontier taught Lincoln common sense and a healthy respect for honesty and plain dealing. Organized by categories that encompass his wide-ranging observations and commentary, Bite-Size Lincoln is an enjoyable read and a concise, informative, and useful reference for anyone seeking the perfect thought to suit any situation. Some Lincoln classics include: o "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." o "So hard is it to have a thing understood as it really is." o "The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time." o "If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher."
