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Lincoln Tells a Joke
How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
By Krull, Kathleen & Brewer, Paul
- ISBN
- 978-0-15206-639-0
- Publisher
- Harcourt
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2010
Gr 1-4 The legends that endure about Lincoln are many: his log-cabin childhood, his honesty, his eloquence. What is less-often discussed is how he used humor to diffuse tense political situations, disarm critics, and undo the stresses of running the country. His love of words in general, and jokes and humor more specifically, helped him throughout his life when things were difficult, uncomfortable, and downright ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2010
To be honest, Abe, you told way more than one joke during your lifetime and laughed at many more. And it is that sense of humor, rather than a single wisecrack, that Krull and Brewer explore through Lincoln's quips (describing a fellow barrister: "That man can pack the most words into the least ideas of any man I know"); his political acumen ("Whenever I hear anyone arguing ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
It's his sense of humor, rather than a single wisecrack, that Krull and Brewer explore through Lincoln's quips. Departing from Lincoln's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
