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Abraham Lincoln: Famous, Funny and Witty Anecdotes Vol 1

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Famous, Funny and Witty Anecdotes Volume 1 The Great Story Telling President, whose Emancipation Proclamation freed more than four million slaves, was a keen politician, profound statesman, shrewd diplomatist, a thorough judge of men and possessed of an intuitive knowledge of affairs. He was the first Chief Executive to die at the hands of an assassin. Without school education he rose to power by sheer merit and will-power. Born in a Kentucky log cabin in 1809, his surroundings being squalid, his chances for advancement were apparently hopeless. President Lincoln died April 15th, 1865, having been shot by J. Wilkes Booth the night before. Sorry for the Horses When President Lincoln heard of the Confederate raid at Fairfax, in which a brigadier-general and a number of valuable horses were captured, he gravely observed: -Well, I am sorry for the horses.- -Sorry for the horses, Mr. President!- exclaimed the Secretary of War, raising his spectacles and throwing himself back in his chair in astonishment. -Yes, - replied Mr., Lincoln, -I can make a brigadier-general in five minutes, but it is not easy to replace a hundred and ten horses.-

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Release: November 29, 2012

ISBN 13: 9781481109628

Abraham Lincoln: Famous, Funny and Witty Anecdotes Vol 1

0/5 ( ratings)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Famous, Funny and Witty Anecdotes Volume 1 The Great Story Telling President, whose Emancipation Proclamation freed more than four million slaves, was a keen politician, profound statesman, shrewd diplomatist, a thorough judge of men and possessed of an intuitive knowledge of affairs. He was the first Chief Executive to die at the hands of an assassin. Without school education he rose to power by sheer merit and will-power. Born in a Kentucky log cabin in 1809, his surroundings being squalid, his chances for advancement were apparently hopeless. President Lincoln died April 15th, 1865, having been shot by J. Wilkes Booth the night before. Sorry for the Horses When President Lincoln heard of the Confederate raid at Fairfax, in which a brigadier-general and a number of valuable horses were captured, he gravely observed: -Well, I am sorry for the horses.- -Sorry for the horses, Mr. President!- exclaimed the Secretary of War, raising his spectacles and throwing himself back in his chair in astonishment. -Yes, - replied Mr., Lincoln, -I can make a brigadier-general in five minutes, but it is not easy to replace a hundred and ten horses.-

Pages: 348

Format: Paperback

Release: November 29, 2012

ISBN 13: 9781481109628

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