num_pages: 319
description: The nationally syndicated etiquette columnist traces the history of American manners, citing the nation's early stand against hierarchical European etiquette, and describing its adoption of a frequently misunderstood egalitarian respect system. 100,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette
titlecomplete: Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette (For a Change)
genres: Social Science, Reference, Nonfiction, History, Humor
ratings_count: 74
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc