Sounded ID: 9781982761370
ISBN: 9781982761370
Publication Date: June 21, 2019
Publisher: Author's Republic
Language: English
Author Name: Gordon Leidner
Narrator Name: Frank Gerard
"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 ...
"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
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1. | GordonLeidner-OpeningCredits |
0 mins 11 secs |
2. | 01Introduction-LincolntheStoryteller |
9 mins 36 secs |
3. | 02Chapter1-NeverCometoMuch4 |
27 mins 08 secs |
4. | 03Chapter2-APieceofFloatingDriftwood4 |
35 mins 46 secs |
5. | 04Chapter3-GoingtoCongress2 |
18 mins 10 secs |
6. | 05Chapter4-LifeontheCircuit2 |
26 mins 04 secs |
7. | 06Chapter5-HatInTheRing2 |
23 mins 31 secs |
8. | 07Chapter6-BestStumpSpeakerintheWest |
42 mins 48 secs |
9. | 08Chapter7-PuttingtheFootDown2 |
39 mins 27 secs |
10. | 09Chapter8-ShovelingFleas5 |
50 mins 22 secs |
11. | 10Chapter9-TheTycoon3 |
25 mins 36 secs |
12. | 11Chapter10-Don'tSwapHorses2 |
25 mins 56 secs |
13. | 12Chapter11-Let'EmUpEasy3 |
29 mins 04 secs |
14. | 13Acknowledgments2 |
1 mins 54 secs |
15. | GordonLeidner-ClosingCredits2 |
0 mins 23 secs |
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