Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)

By Paul Brewer, Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544668286
• ISBN13: 9780544668287
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4