George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation

With these 110 simple rules, the young George Washington embarked upon a lifetime of proper behavior in which good manners and etiquette guided him through two wars, the presidency and the life of a Virginia gentleman at his estate on the banks of the Potomac River. This charming new edition includes examples of how our first president followed this code of conduct throughout his life, featuring illustrations from the Mount Vernon collection and an introduction by America's foremost etiquette expert, Letitia Baldrige.