Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, Ymca, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920
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Book Description
Among established American institutions, few have been more successful or paradoxical than the Boy Scouts of America. David Macleod traces the social history of America in this scholarly account of the origins of the Boy Scouts and other character-building agencies, through which adults tried to restructure middle-class boyhood.
Back in print; First paperback edition.
Back in print; First paperback edition.
Book Information
Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
Binding | Hardcover (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 464 |
ISBN-10 | 0299094006 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0299094003 |
Publication Date | 12/1983 |
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