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The Boy Scout Handbook is the official handbook of the Boy Scouts. It is a descendant of Baden-Powell's original book, Scouting for Boys, which IS the basis for Scout handbooks in many countries..The Official Handbook for Boys was published in June 1911. In this edition, the American Scouting program was standardized, with many omissions and mistakes As with the Original, many standard Scouting sk... More

The Boy Scout Handbook is the official handbook of the Boy Scouts. It is a descendant of Baden-Powell's original book, Scouting for Boys, which IS the basis for Scout handbooks in many countries..The Official Handbook for Boys was published in June 1911. In this edition, the American Scouting program was standardized, with many omissions and mistakes As with the Original, many standard Scouting skills were passed over, including knife, axe ,map and compass work. Itdescribes many Scout-like virtues and qualifications. After a section on what a Scout should know, includeschivalry, history, and national issues. The original edition of the handbook was based on Baden-Powell's work. Ernest Thompson Seton combined his Woodcraft manual, the Birch Bark Rolls, with Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys. Subsequent works were done by other authors. William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt wrote the 6th, 7th, and 9th editions. Frederick L. Hines wrote the 8th, and Robert Birkby the 10th, 11th and 12th editions. The first book, subtitled A Handbook of Woodcraft, Scouting, and Life-craft was published from July 1910 until March 1911 and appeared in eight distinct variations. . It was written by Ernest Seton and drew greatly on Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys, it included information on the organization of Scouting, signs and signaling, and camping, as well as Scouting games and a description of several Scouting honours. Notably, this book did not place emphasis on first aid, knife and axe use, or map and compass work, as later editions would. Because this edition of was intended solely as a temporary guide until an authoritative handbook could be made, it is now known as the 1910 Original Edition Handbook. The cover art was an illustration by Baden-Powell. There were about 28,000 copies printed not 68,900 as previously thought.

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