Boy Scouts Of America

Boy Scouts Handbook

The First Edition, 1911 (Dover Books on Americana)

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Produktbeschreibung

"'Scout' used to mean the one on watch for the rest. We have widened the word a little. We have made it fit the town as well as the wilderness and suited it to peace time instead of war. We have made the scout an expert in Life-craft as well as Wood-craft, for he is trained in the things of the heart as well as head and hand. Scouting we have made to cover riding, swimming, tramping, trailing, photography, first aid, camping, handicraft, loyalty, obedience, courtesy, thrift, courage, and kindness. Do these things appeal to you? Then, whether you be farm boy or shoe clerk, newsboy or millionaire's son, your place is in our ranks, for these are the thoughts in scouting; it will help you to do better work with your pigs, your shoes, your papers, or your dollars; it will give you new pleasures in life; it will teach you so much of the outdoor world that you wish to know; and this Handbook, the work of many men, each a leader in his field, is their best effort to show you the way. This is, indeed, the book that I so longed for, in those far-off days when I wandered, heart hungry in the woods." -Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief Scout The Handbook for Boys is filled page after page with age-old wisdom and practical advice ranging in topic from tent-pitching to wood crafting, camping to sailing, forestry to civic responsibility, and even etiquette. The lessons in this book, accompanied by over 200 figures and illustrations have been read and absorbed by innumerable world leaders, naturalists, scientists, and national icons for generations and they are as valuable today as they were a century ago. Back in print for a new generation, this edition features an original foreword by long-time Boy Scout troop leader and BSA handbook historian, Jeff Snowden. Ideal for nature lovers, collectors, nostalgia-seekers of all stripes, and this valuable piece of American history is sure to delight, entertain, and edify.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Echo Point Books & Media
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781626541290
• ISBN-10: 1626541299
• Artikelnr.: 43547452

Inhaltsangabe

Boy Scout Certificate Preface Officers and Members of the National Council
Chapter I Scoutcraft Aim of Scout Movement John L. Alexander What Scouting
Means John L. Alexander Scout Virtues John L. Alexander The Boy Scout
Organization Special Committee Scout Oath Special Committee Scout Law
Special Committee Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class Scout
Requirements Special Committee Badges, Awards and Equipment Special
Committee Knots Every Scout Should Know Samuel A. Moffat Chapter II
Woodcraft Woodlore Ernest Thompson Seton Birdcraft National Association
Audubon Societies Shells and Shellfish Dr. Wm. Healey Dall Reptiles Dr.
Leonhard Stejneger Insects and Butterflies United States Bureau of
Entomology Fishes and Angling Dr. Hugh M. Smith Aquarium Dr. Wm. Leland
Stowell Rocks and Pebbles United States Geological Survey Flowers, Ferns
and Grasses Dr. L. C. Corbett Mushrooms, Fungi or Toadstools Ernest
Thompson Seton Common North American Trees Ernest Thompson Seton Native
Wild Animals Ernest Thompson Seton Chapter III Campcraft Hiking and
Over-Night Camps H. W. Gibson Tent Making Made Easy H. J. Holden An Open
Outing Tent Warren H. Miller Canoeing, Rowing, and Sailing Special
Committee Chapter IV Tracks, Trailing, and Signaling Ernest Thompson Seton
Chapter V Health and Endurance George J. Fisher, M.D. Chapter VI Chivalry
John L. Alexander Chapter VII First Aid and Life Saving Major Charles Lynch
Water Accidents Wilbert E. Longfellow Chapter VIII Games and Athletic
Standards Indoor and Outdoor Games Ernest Thompson Seton Athletic Standards
Special Committee Chapter IX Patriotism and Citizenship Waldo H. Sherman
Practical Citizenship Col. Theodore Roosevelt Appendix Equipment Books for
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