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Encyclopedia > Boy Scout Handbook

The Boy Scouts is the official handbook of the Boy Scouts and the Boy Scouts of America. This handbook is published in many countries, but with some variations from country to country to the text of the book depending on that countries codes and customs. For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ... The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is an organization for boys between the ages of 7 and 18, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ...


The handbook was originally the brain child of Robert Baden-Powell, modeled after his book Scouting for Boys. The current edition is the 11th edition, and in history of the scouting movement, there have been 12 editions. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world scouting movement. ... Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship Through Woodcraft is the first book on Scouting. ...

  • Original Edition
  • 1st Edition
  • 2nd Edition
  • 3rd Edition
  • 4th Edition
  • 5th Edition
  • 6th Edition
  • 7th Edition
  • 8th Edition
  • 9th Edition
  • 10th Edition
  • 11th Edition

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Scouting is a world-wide youth organization. ... The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is an organization for boys between the ages of 7 and 18, and for both young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21, based in the United States of America, with some presence in other countries. ...

External Links

  • Troop 97 History of the Boy Scout Handbook


 
 

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