George-isms

The 110 Rules George Washington Wrote When He Was 14--and Lived by All

By Washington, George & Hovland, Gary

Publishers Summary:
Presents 110 quotations about civility and behavior that George Washington copied when he was fourteen years old and attempted to live by.

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ISBN
978-0-68984-082-1
Publisher
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2000.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 4, 2000

Gr 4-Up Washington's rules for living are presented with modern translations. "BE not tedious in discourse or in reading unless you find the company pleased therewith" (or, to put it in today's terms, "MAKE sure the people you're with don't find you boring when you talk or read aloud." Many of the axioms are practical, such as how to behave at the dinner table or keep one's bod...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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