The 110 "Rules of Civility" were more than 200 years old when Washington was taught them as a young teenager in the 1740s. An Italian in the 16th century first drafted them into an advice book for his nephew. The "Rules of Civility" were a foundation for the early colonists and gave the basis for conversations that resulted in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

John Phillips traces the origins and development of the "Rules of Civility" over a period of 450 years, placing both George Washington and colonial America within their own historical contexts.

Nominee for the 2003 Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction

Author/Creator: John T. Phillips, II

Published by: Goose Creek Productions

Description: This volume is bound in brown "colonial" leather impressed with gold and is richly illustrated with period prints. Fourth Collector's Classic edition, November 2003.

ISBN: 0-978-09711173-27

Price: $24.95

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Product #: 21105267