Scouting for Boys by Baden-Powell of Gilwell

"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
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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