Books with author George Washington

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.

Unabridged version of “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” by George Washington, offered here for chump change.Copied out by hand, Washington’s “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” were maxims by which proper people should be influenced. Included here are copies of Washington’s original pages, and translations of the rule.Read from his young hand. Ponder the rules of revolutionary American culture. Apply some to your life.Table of Contents History of Washington and the 110 Rules 3Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation 6Image of rules 1-12 9Image of rules 13-24 14Image of rules 25-31 18Image of rules 32-42 22Image of rules 43-53 26Image of rules 54-63 30Image of rules 64-75 34Image of rules 76-87 38Image of rules 88-103 42

Unabridged version of “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” by George Washington, offered here for chump change.Copied out by hand, Washington’s “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” were maxims by which proper people should be influenced. Included here are copies of Washington’s original pages, and translations of the rule.Read from his young hand. Ponder the rules of revolutionary American culture. Apply some to your life.Table of Contents History of Washington and the 110 Rules 3Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation 6Image of rules 1-12 9Image of rules 13-24 14Image of rules 25-31 18Image of rules 32-42 22Image of rules 43-53 26Image of rules 54-63 30Image of rules 64-75 34Image of rules 76-87 38Image of rules 88-103 42

He was an American Founding Father and the new nation’s first president, but before that, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732–1799) was an excruciatingly correct child with a passion for propriety. At the age of 14, he copied out 110 rules for elegant deportment from a work created by Jesuits in the 16th century as a guide for young gentleman of quality, and through these rules, which he took greatly to heart, we can see the beginnings of the man Washington would become taking shape. Though many of the rules deal with matters of etiquette—such as whom should rise for whom in mixed company—many others concern far deeper matters that touch on personal philosophies about judgment, honor, success, and conscience. As a peek into the manners of a bygone age, this is an intriguing work. As a peek into a great man in his formative years, this is an extraordinary one.