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Book Review of George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior
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This can be used as an additional reading in the classroom, fifth grade on up, with each student sharing a chosen precept with the whole class. They are printed one on each page, such as "Shift not yourself in the sight of others nor gnaw yur nails."
The editor fleshes out the volume with a few addresses. Junior and senior high students with interest in the Federal Era may form a group to read and discuss the Farewell Address. It is seldom read in full and it is noteworthy to me in his plea for the sections of the country not to form factions.
No index, so one star deducted from my evaluation.