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

Poor Abraham Lincoln! His life was hardly fun at all. A country torn in two by war, citizens who didnt like him as president, a homely appearancewhat could there possibly be to laugh about? And yet he did laugh. Lincoln wasnt 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 distinctiveand so necessary to surviving his tough life and times.