George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour (Books of American Wisdom) - Hardcover

Washington, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155709103X ISBN 13: 9781557091031

Verlag: Applewood Books, 1989

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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.

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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.

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• Verlag: Applewood Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 155709103X
• ISBN 13: 9781557091031
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 36
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