Lincoln-lore: Lincoln in the Popular MindRay Broadus Browne Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1996 - 344 Seiten The people's lore about Lincoln has through the years continued to grow and to assume ever greater importance both for what it tells about the man and the age in which he lived and for its amusement value. Even in our strident age, low-keyed humor, even the shrill attack, continues to entertain and inform. The collection represented in this book is among the best and because of some entirely new material it increases the range of our appreciation. This second edition contains far more popular songs about Lincoln and his age. They are songs of Unionists, Copperheads and, of course, Secessionists. Most of these have not been collected and presented in one volume before. Also reprinted generally for the first time since the War years are the amusing and interesting cartoons originally published in Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Magazine, which as clearly as any other single medium symbolize the pulse of a nation's feelings for its president. In many ways the most revealing pages from Leslie's are those in which Lincoln's assassination is announced alongside cures for pimples, other quack medicines and the other machinery of life. |
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... ( Wit and Humor ) Outran the Rabbit Mr. Lincoln enjoyed the description of how this Congressman led the race from Bull's Run , and laughed at it heartily . " I never knew but one fellow who could run like that , " he said ... Wit and Humor 83.
... ( Wit and Humor ) Outran the Rabbit Mr. Lincoln enjoyed the description of how this Congressman led the race from Bull's Run , and laughed at it heartily . " I never knew but one fellow who could run like that , " he said ... Wit and Humor 83.
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... ( Wit and Humor ) Honest Old Abe " An old man hailing from Mississippi , dressed in plain homespun , came to our city Saturday . He mingled freely with the Republican Representatives , got their news , and seemed to think ... Wit and Humor 109.
... ( Wit and Humor ) Honest Old Abe " An old man hailing from Mississippi , dressed in plain homespun , came to our city Saturday . He mingled freely with the Republican Representatives , got their news , and seemed to think ... Wit and Humor 109.
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... humor : " So it is your notion that we whipped the rebels and then ran away from them ! " ( " Abe ” Lincoln's Anecdotes ) Five - Legged Calf President Lincoln had great doubt as to his right to emancipate the slaves ... Wit and Humor 115.
... humor : " So it is your notion that we whipped the rebels and then ran away from them ! " ( " Abe ” Lincoln's Anecdotes ) Five - Legged Calf President Lincoln had great doubt as to his right to emancipate the slaves ... Wit and Humor 115.
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Introduction to the Second Edition | 1 |
Chapter | 9 |
Chapter 2 | 125 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Abe Lincoln Abraham Lincoln army asked Black Hawk War boys Bram brave Brigadiers brave Old Abe Brigadiers Bully CALIFORNIA/RIVERSIDE The University called cents Chase Cheeze Cheezey Chorus Civil Confederate Copperhead cried Devil DHIVERSITY Dixie Dixie's land doo-dah Douglas exclaimed Father Abraham fight Frank Leslie's Illustrated greenbacks gwine hand heard horse Hurrah for old Illinois Jeff Davis Kentucky lawyer Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Lincoln's Anecdotes Lincolniana Linkum look Maryland Massa McClellan negro never nigger Old Abe's Jokes Patriarch President Lincoln Presidential rebel replied Root Hog Secretary sent Seward sing slavery slaves soldier song Songster South Southern speech Springfield Stentor story Tell Abe Lincoln thee There's thing thou thought told took Uncle Abe Uncle Abe's Union UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/RIVERSIDE unto Washington White House Wit and Humor words Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle dandy