"This is an electronic book on two diskettes (formatted for PCs, not Macintosh). Accounts of the Life of Abraham Lincoln, here presented in a public domain edition. Buy one and make copies for your colleagues, students, or friends. Diskette #1 contains Abraham Lincoln, an essay by James Russell Lowell; The Boy's Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay; and Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and w ..."
"Nothing that can be written about Lincoln can show his character in such a true light as the yarns and stories he was so fond of telling, and at which he would laugh as heartily as anyone. For a man whose life was so full of great responsibilities, Lincoln had many hours of laughter when the humorous, fun-loving side of his great nature asserted itself. While nearly all of Lincoln's stories have a humorous side, they also contain a mora ..."
"His favorite humorous writer was David R. Locke, better known as “Petroleum V.
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"He had a rusty old gun no other man dared to handle; he never seemed to exert
himself, being listless and indifferent when out after game, but he always ..."
"“That reminds me of a fellow out in Illinois, who had better luck in getting
prairie chickens than any one in the neighborhood. He had a rusty old gun no ..."
"By using a running English-to-French thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Lincolns Yarns and Stories by Alexander McClure was edited for three audiences."
"A complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller, with an introduction and anecdotes by Colonel Alexander K. McClure of the Philadelphia Times. Wit and humor of the war, the Courts, the backwoods and the White House. Show Excerpt is, Colonel Lamon and others, and he promptly chose Colonel Lamon, who alone accompanied him on his journey from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and ..."
Translators Revived A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible by AlexanderMcclure Paperback, Published 1984 by Maranatha Bible Society ISBN-13: 978-99940-764-9-9, ISBN: 99940-764-9-3