As Terry W. Sprouse says at the beginning of this book, "There are more 'wit and wisdom of Lincoln' books than you could shake a stovepipe hat at." So what makes How Abraham Lincoln Used Stories to Touch Hearts, Minds, and Funny Bones different? This isn't a book of wit and wisdom. Instead, Sprouse has written a how-to on crafting and the delivery of storytelling with the elusive Lincolnesque flair. And he does this brilliantly.
Delightful to read and easy to follow, How Abraham Lincoln Used Stories to Touch Hearts, Minds, and Funny Bones begins each chapter with a quote and ends each with bullet-point Lincoln lessons. In between, Sprouse has given the well researched "why" behind each practice, sprinkled with quotes from many who were on the receiving end of Lincoln's storytelling and were close and/or worked with him. In my heart of hearts, I believe How Abraham Lincoln Used Stories to Touch Hearts, Minds, and Funny Bones should be a staple in any creative writing class. Well done.
"They say I tell a great many stories and I reckon I do, but I believe that common people are more easily informed through the medium of broad illustration than in any other way." ~Abraham Lincoln
FIVE STARS
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