The Shaker`s Guide to Good Manners - Hardcover

Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1581574991 ISBN 13: 9781581574999

Publisher: Countryman Press, 2017

Synopsis

"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 in a rural 19th century religious community, where children were taught to "be careful not to talk too loud, nor too much" and to "always have a place for every thing, and keep every thing in its place."

About this title

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581574991
• ISBN 13: 9781581574999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96