Lincoln`s Sense of Humor Carwardine Hardback MP–SIL Southern Illinois Uni

Lincoln's Sense of HumorAuthor(s): Richard Carwardine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press, United States\nImprint: Southern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780809336142, 978-0809336142\nSynopsis\nAbraham Lincoln was the first president to make storytelling, jokes, and laughter tools of the office, and his natural sense of humor has become legendary. Lincolns Sense of Humor registers the variety, complexity of purpose, and ethical dimension of Lincolns humor and pinpoints the political risks Lincoln ran in telling jokes while the nation was engaged in a bloody struggle for existence.\nComplete with amusing anecdotes, this book shows how Lincolns uses of humor evolved as he matured and explores its versatility, range of expressions, and multiple sources: western tall tales, morality stories, bawdy jokes, linguistic tricks, absurdities, political satire, and sharp wit. While Lincoln excelled at self-mockery, nothing gave him greater pleasure than satiri.