Introduction and annotations of Washington's book of manners
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Introduction and annotations of Washington's book of manners
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In the mid-1700s, long before he led the American Revolution, a teenage George Washington copied out his famous 110 Rules of Civility &Decent Behavior in Company and Conversationat his home near Fredericksburg, Virginia. In this debut selection of the Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, bestselling author Adam Haslett introduces this surprisingly contemporary guide to manners and mores, and considers whether or not our current President lives up to the virtues extolled by his predecessor
About Adam
Adam Haslett is the author of the short story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here and the new novel Union Atlantic. His first book was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award and won the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award. He has received...
Published Reviews
Jan.04.2008
WHATEVER troubles me about the nine stories in Adam Haslett's first collection, or about the sensibility of their youngish author (he's in his early 30's), has nothing to do with quality -- let me make that...
Jul.07.2009
There probably aren't too many Elis running around New Haven these days who think of Yale Law School as a kind of career halfway house, but that's what Adam Haslett is doing in his final year of classes...
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