WHY
LINCOLN LAUGHED
By
RUSSELL H. CONWELL
Author of
“ACRES OF DIAMONDS”
Harper & Brothers Publishers
New York and London
MCMXXII
Why Lincoln Laughed
Copyright, 1922, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
A-W
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| Foreword | [vii] | |
| [I.] | When Lincoln Was Laughed At | [1] |
| [II.] | President and Pilgrim | [24] |
| [III.] | Lincoln Reads Artemus Ward Aloud | [38] |
| [IV.] | Some Lincoln Anecdotes | [51] |
| [V.] | What Made Him Laugh | [64] |
| [VI.] | Humor in the Political Situation | [82] |
| [VII.] | Why Lincoln Loved Laughter | [115] |
| [VIII.] | Lincoln and John Brown | [127] |