Scouting for Boys by Baden-Powell of Gilwell
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"Scouting for Boys" by Robert Baden-Powell is a handbook published in 1908. Originally written as a manual for self-instruction, it teaches observation, tracking, woodcraft skills, self-discipline, and citizenship. Drawing from Baden-Powell's boyhood experiences, his service during the Siege of Mafeking, and an experimental camp on Brownsea Island, the book transformed Boy Scout training worldwide. It introduced the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and outdoor activities from an explorer's perspective. A bestseller upon release,
it has sold an estimated 100 to 150 million copies across dozens of languages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941 |
|---|---|
| Title | Scouting for Boys |
| Original Publication | United States: Dover Publications, Inc., 1908, reprint 2007. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting_for_Boys |
| Credits | Chris Curnow, Greg Weeks, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HS: Social sciences: Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. |
| Subject | Boy Scouts |
| Subject | Citizenship |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65993 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-65993-0 |
| Release Date | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3399 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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