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SUMMARY:Lincoln's Wit in Wartine: Humor\, Leadership\, & the Civil War
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DESCRIPTION:Sameer Somal explores Lincoln’s wit\, storytelling\, an
 d remarkable ability to use humor as a tool of leadership during the natio
 n’s greatest crisis. The session will be moderated by Thomas Legget
 . .\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/event/17325781
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>At the darkest hour of the Civil War\, Abr
 aham Lincoln still found reason to try to cause others to laugh. His humor
  was more than amusement&mdash\;it helped him endure extraordinary pressur
 e\, disarm opponents\, connect with people\, and communicate difficult tru
 ths. In this lively presentation\, Sameer Somal explores Lincoln&rsquo\;s 
 wit\, storytelling\, and remarkable ability to use humor as a tool of lead
 ership during the nation&rsquo\;s greatest crisis. The session will be mod
 erated by Thomas Legget.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Chat Room opens at 6:30pm and the 
 program begins at 7pm</p>\n<p><strong>About the Presenters:</strong> Samee
 r Somal&nbsp\;is an entrepreneur\, expert witness\, and Abraham Lincoln hi
 storian who writes and speaks regularly on Lincoln&rsquo\;s life\, leaders
 hip\, law career\, and humor. He serves on the Board of the Abraham Lincol
 n Association\, is active with the Lincoln Group of the District of Columb
 ia and the Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum\, and is the founder of Abraha
 m Lincoln Scholars. Most recently\, Somal co-founded&nbsp\;The Abraham Lin
 coln Collection: Somal &amp\; Cicchetti Dedicated to American History\, a 
 private artifact collection furthering his work to proliferate the legacy 
 of Mr. Lincoln.</p>\n<p>Thomas Leggett&nbsp\;is an award-winning journalis
 t\, writer\, editor\, and independent Abraham Lincoln scholar. A member of
  the Abraham Lincoln Association and Lincoln Group of the District of Colu
 mbia\, he researches and writes extensively on Lincoln&rsquo\;s legal care
 er\, leadership\, technology\, and the communications revolution of the ni
 neteenth century. His research and editorial work have contributed to scho
 larship published by the ABA Journal\, Enterprising Investor\, Wisconsin L
 awyer\, and other professional publications.</p>\n<p>Register online or by
  calling the library at 973-584-2400. The virtual link will be emailed to 
 you the day before the program.</p>\n<p>This program is hosted by the Nort
 h Jersey Civil War Round Table.</p>\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/ev
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