Download or read book Lincoln Tells a Joke written by Kathleen Krull and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Abe Lincoln Laughing written by Paul M. Zall and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abe Lincoln s Legacy of Laughter written by Paul M. Zall and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Lincoln s Sense of Humor written by Richard Carwardine and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--
Download or read book Our American Cousin written by Tom Taylor and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our American Cousin is a three-act play written by English playwright Tom Taylor. The play opened in London in 1858 but quickly made its way to the U.S. and premiered at Laura Keene’s Theatre in New York City later that year. It remained popular in the U.S. and England for the next several decades. Its most notable claim to fame, however, is that it was the play U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was watching on April 14, 1865 when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who used his knowledge of the script to shoot Lincoln during a more raucous scene. The play is a classic Victorian farce with a whole range of stereotyped characters, business, and many entrances and exits. The plot features a boorish but honest American cousin who travels to the aristocratic English countryside to claim his inheritance, and then quickly becomes swept up in the family’s affairs. An inevitable rescue of the family’s fortunes and of the various damsels in distress ensues. Our American Cousin was originally written as a farce for an English audience, with the laughs coming mostly at the expense of the naive American character. But after it moved to the U.S. it was eventually recast as a comedy where English caricatures like the pompous Lord Dundreary soon became the primary source of hilarity. This early version, published in 1869, contains fewer of that character’s nonsensical adages, which soon came to be known as “Dundrearyisms,” and for which the play eventually gained much of its popular appeal.
Download or read book Why Lincoln Laughed written by Russell H. Conwell and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Laughing with Old Abe Abraham Lincoln s Jokes written by A. T. Kabambay and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book WHY LINCOLN LAUGHED written by Russell Conwell and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One who lived in Lincoln's time, and who has read the thousand books they say have been written about him in the half century since his death, may still be dissatisfied with every description of his personality and with every analysis of his character. He was human, and yet in some mysterious degree superhuman. Nothing in philosophy, magic, superstition, or religion furnishes a satisfactory explanation to the thoughtful devotee for the inspiration he gave out or for the transfiguring glow which at times seemed to illumine his homely frame and awkward gestures. Russell Conwell (1843-1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer.
Download or read book What Lincoln Said written by Sarah L. Thomson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author integrates Lincoln's famous words into the narrative, revealing the inspiration and determination that led to his greatest achievements.
Download or read book Lincoln s Gift written by Gordon Leidner and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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
Download or read book Big Nate In the Zone written by Lincoln Peirce and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now an animated series from Paramount + & Nickelodeon! The sixth Big Nate book in the New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce! Perfect for fans of the hilarious Diary of Wimpy Kid series. A laugh-out-loud must-read illustrated novel starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nate’s not having the best of luck . . . in fact; he’s not having ANY luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chad’s lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nate’s in the zone! But how long will it last? Includes a sneak peek to the seventh Big Nate novel! “Big Nate is funny, big time.”—Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Download or read book Lincoln s Melancholy written by Joshua Wolf Shenk and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nuanced psychological portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths rooted in his most personal struggles. Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk’s Lincoln’s Melancholy reveals how this illness influenced both the President’s character and his leadership. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. Shenk draws on seven years of research from historical record, interviews with Lincoln scholars, and contemporary research on depression to understand the nature of Lincoln’s unhappiness. In the process, Shenk discovers that the President’s coping strategies—among them, a rich sense of humor and a tendency toward quiet reflection—ultimately helped him to lead the nation through its greatest turmoil. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post Book World, Atlanta Journal-Constituion, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As Featured on the History Channel documentary Lincoln “Fresh, fascinating, provocative.”—Sanford D. Horwitt, San Francisco Chronicle “Some extremely beautiful prose and fine political rhetoric and leaves one feeling close to Lincoln, a considerable accomplishment.”—Andrew Solomon, New York Magazine “A profoundly human and psychologically important examination of the melancholy that so pervaded Lincoln's life.”—Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., author of An Unquiet Mind
Download or read book Humor That Works written by Andrew Tarvin and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a collection of ways to reap the proven human and corporate benefits of humor at work, organized by core business skill and founded on his own work as a business speaker and coach with the consulting company, Humor That Works.
Download or read book Abe Lincoln s Hat written by Martha Brenner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Abe Lincoln absent-minded? Indeed! President Lincoln came up with a trick involving his stovepipe hat to nudge his memory! Fascinating anecdotes and historical context enrich this expanded biographical picture book that brings to life one of our nation's most revered presidents. Long before he became the 16th president, Abe Lincoln started out as a frontier lawyer. He resorted to sticking letters and notes deep inside his hat so they stayed handy. Adapted from the Step into Reading leveled reader of the same name, author Martha Brenner has revised and enriched her original text to include more historical material and resources for those who want to explore this captivating figure further. Illustrator Brooke Smart's clever art makes history more appealing than ever. Including both humor and painful, hard-hitting American history, this new edition traces Lincoln's evolution into a compelling commander-in-chief during a contentious time in our nation's history. Young readers will be intrigued!
Download or read book Why We Laugh written by Samuel Sullivan Cox and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abe Lincoln s Anecdotes and Stories written by R D Wordsworth and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most beloved and enduring figures in American history, Abraham Lincoln was renowned for his wit, humor, and storytelling. This charming and entertaining collection of anecdotes and stories captures Lincoln's unique personality and sense of humor, and offers a glimpse into the life and times of one of America's greatest leaders. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Lincoln or American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Boy who Looked Like Lincoln written by Mike Reiss and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight-year-old Benjy, who is always being teased because he resembles Abraham Lincoln, learns to accept and appreciate his face when he attends a special summer camp.
