The national joker Abraham Lincoln and the politics of satire /

The national joker Abraham Lincoln and the politics of satire /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thompson, Todd Nathan (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Imprint:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Humor. Political satire, American > History > 19th century. Political culture > United States > History > 19th century. United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865 > Humor.
Online Access:	Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Abraham Lincoln and the American satiric tradition
"This reminds me of a little joke": from humor to satire
"Little big man": modesty and attack in Lincoln's writings and speeches
The rail-splitter president
"Abraham Africanus the first": the limits of preemptive self-satire
"A Hoosier Michael Angelo": the politics of Lincoln's physical appearance in popular media.