| George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour Contributor(s): Washington, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 155709103X ISBN-13: 9781557091031 Publisher: Applewood Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: Here are the 110 rules which George Washington copied into his early notebooks and lived by all his life--from such rules as "Spit not in the fire" to "Sleep not when others speak." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Etiquette - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Social Science |
| Dewey: 395.097 |
| Series: Books of American Wisdom |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" (0.20 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Copied out by hand as a young man aspiring to the status of Gentleman, George Washington's 110 rules were based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first English edition of these rules was available in Francis Hawkins' Youths Behavior, or Decency in Conversation Amongst Men, which appeared in 1640, and it is from work that Washington seems to have copied. The rules as Washington wrote them out are a simplified version of this text. However much he may have simplified them, these precepts had a strong influence on Washington, who aimed to always live by them. The rules focus on self-respect and respect for others through details of etiquette. The rules offer pointers on such issues as how to dress, walk, eat in public, and address one's superiors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Washington, George: - George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man, he learned the morals, manners, and knowledge necessary to become a Virginia gentleman. He was particularly interested in the military arts and western expansion. At the age of 16, he helped survey Shenandoah lands. At the age of 22, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel and fought in the first battles of what became the French and Indian War. Unanimously elected as the first President of the United States, Washington served two terms before retiring to Mount Vernon. He passed away on December 14, 1799. |