{"product_id":"2940012109453","title":"LINCOLN'S YARNS AND STORIES: A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes","description":"From the Preface:\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it happens that the biggest crop of laugh is produced by a man who ranks among the greatest and wisest. Such a man was Abraham Lincoln whose wholesome fun mixed with true philosophy made thousands laugh and think at the same time. He was a firm believer in the saying, \"Laugh and the world laughs with you.\"\u003cbr\u003eWhenever Abraham Lincoln wanted to make a strong point he usually began by saying, \"Now, that reminds me of a story.\" And when he had told a story every one saw the point and was put into a good humor.\u003cbr\u003eThe ancients had Aesop and his fables. The moderns had Abraham Lincoln and his stories.\u003cbr\u003eAesop's Fables have been printed in book form in almost every language and millions have read them with pleasure and profit. Lincoln's stories were scattered in the recollections of thousands of people in various parts of the country. The historians who wrote histories of Lincoln's life remembered only a few of them, but the most of Lincoln's stories and the best of them remained unwritten. More than five years ago the author of this book conceived the idea of collecting all the yarns and stories, the droll sayings, and witty and humorous anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln into one large book, and this volume is the result of that idea.\u003cbr\u003eExcerpts:\u003cbr\u003eLIKELY TO DO IT.\u003cbr\u003eAn officer, having had some trouble with General Sherman, being very angry, presented himself before Mr. Lincoln, who was visiting the camp, and said, \"Mr. President, I have a cause of grievance. This morning I went to General Sherman and he threatened to shoot me.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Threatened to shoot you?\" asked Mr. Lincoln. \"Well, (in a stage whisper) if I were you I would keep away from him; if he threatens to shoot, I would not trust him, for I believe he would do it.\"\u003cbr\u003eWHERE DID IT COME FROM?\u003cbr\u003e\"What made the deepest impression upon you?\" inquired a friend one day, \"when you stood in the presence of the Falls of Niagara, the greatest of natural wonders?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The thing that struck me most forcibly when I saw the Falls,\" Lincoln responded, with characteristic deliberation, \"was, where in the world did all that water come from?\"","brand":"historicalbookshop.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073383383280,"sku":"2940012109453","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012109453_p0.jpg?v=1763552406","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012109453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}