Scouting for Boys The Original 1908 Edition
1 online resource (610 p.)
9780486318127, 0486318125
1162469049
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I.; Scoutcraft and Scout Law, giving the Duties of Boy Scouts, their Secret Signs, Laws, Badges, War Dance, etc.; Part II.; Observation and Tracking.; Woodcraft and Knowledge of Animals.; Part III.; Campaigning and Camp Life.; Pioneering and Resourcefulness.; Part IV.; Endurance and Health.; Chivalry and Brave Deeds.; Discipline.; Part V.; Saving Life and First-Aid.; Patriotism and Loyalty.; Part VI.; Scouting Games, Competitions, and Plays.; Words to Instructors
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Written by Robert Baden-Powell, Lieutenant General in the British Army and founder of the international Scouting movement, Scouting for Boys is one of the most influential manuals for youth ever published. First printed in 1908, it remains an all-time bestseller in the English-speaking world, second only to the Bible. The original blueprint and ""self-instructor"" of the Boy Scout Movement, Scouting for Boys is a fascinating fusion of ""yarns and pictures,"" an irresistible mixture of nationalistic narrative, tracker legend, and quotations from Baden-Powell's own autobiography and the popular
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