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The Shaker S Guide To Good Manners
. Ed(S): Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent
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Description for The Shaker S Guide To Good Manners
hardcover. The intimate guide to life as a Shaker in 19th century America Editor(s): Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
"Never make more free with your inferiors than you are willing they should make with you; it learns them to be saucy." Such sage words of advice come from Mother Ann Lee's Society of the Shakers, who in 1844 published A Juvenile Guide, or Manual of Good Manners, Consisting of Counsels, Instructions, & Rules of Deportment for the Young. Known for their piety, their economy, and (perhaps most famously) their celibacy, the Shakers knew a thing or two about etiquette and proper decorum. With this incredible artifact of a bygone era, you can experience what it was like to live ... Read more
"Never make more free with your inferiors than you are willing they should make with you; it learns them to be saucy." Such sage words of advice come from Mother Ann Lee's Society of the Shakers, who in 1844 published A Juvenile Guide, or Manual of Good Manners, Consisting of Counsels, Instructions, & Rules of Deportment for the Young. Known for their piety, their economy, and (perhaps most famously) their celibacy, the Shakers knew a thing or two about etiquette and proper decorum. With this incredible artifact of a bygone era, you can experience what it was like to live ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781581574999
SKU
V9781581574999
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent
Flo Morse, a former writer for the New York Herald Tribune, has been called “a caring spokesperson” for the Shaker community. She lives with her family in Santa Fe, New Mexico Flo Morse, a former writer for the New York Herald Tribune, has been called “a caring spokesperson” for the Shaker community. She lives with her family in Santa Fe, ... Read more
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