{"product_id":"the-shakers-guide-to-good-manners","title":"The Shaker's Guide to Good Manners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe intimate guide to life as a Shaker in 19th century America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Juvenile Guide, or Manual of Good Manners, Consisting of Counsels, Instructions, \u0026amp; Rules of Deportment for the Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 b\u0026amp;w photographs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-message\" href=\"https:\/\/shopthetrustees.org\/pages\/store-faq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn about our online store policies here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WW Norton Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40629998846012,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/3105\/3884\/files\/71PM7aFsUIL._SL1200_shakerguide.jpg?v=1774629842","url":"https:\/\/shopthetrustees.org\/products\/the-shakers-guide-to-good-manners","provider":"The Trustees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}