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The character factory:

Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement
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Pantheon Books, 1986 - Biography & Autobiography - 335 pages
Describes the origins of scouting in Edwardian England, and explains the reasons why Baden-Powell established the Boy Scouts

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Contents

The Chief Scout
15
Fortifying the Wall of Empire
52
WorkingClass Lads and Public School Ideals
88
Copyright

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TitleThe character factory: Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement
AuthorMichael Rosenthal
PublisherPantheon Books, 1986
Length335 pages
Subjects › 

Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
Biography & Autobiography / General
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts - History
Boy Scouts/ Biography
Boy Scouts/ History
England
England - Social conditions - 19th century
Social Science / General
Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills
  
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