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Apr 14, 2008 · iananguspaul. 556 subscribers. Subscribed. 111. 35K views 15 years ago. Ian Hislop's doc on the book Scouting for Boys. ...more.
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Lesson 2: Learning about the movement’s history. Scouts founder, Robert Baden-Powell, said that Scouts was a movement, not an organisation, as it would have to evolve to stay relevant to young people. To understand Scouts now, it’s important to look back on the journey it’s taken.
May 14, 2007 · Robert Baden-Powell's handbook Scouting for Boys, written in 1908, may be largely forgotten today but it is one of the most influential and best-selling books of all time. In the 20th century, only the Bible, the Koran and the Thoughts of Chairman Mao sold more.
Jan 24, 2024 · In 1884, he published his first book, called Reconnaissance and Scouting, intended to instruct soldiers and other adults in essential military skills. He published 32 books in all, but the one that started a worldwide phenomenon was Scouting for Boys, that appeared on January 24, 1908.
Scouting for Boys: Directed by Deborah Lee. With Ian Hislop, John Rowe, Robert Crause Baden-Powell, Elleke Boehmer.
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Robert Baden-Powell's handbook Scouting for Boys, written in 1908, may be largely forgotten today but it is one of the most influential and best-selling books of all time. In the 20th century, only the Bible, the Koran and the Thoughts of Chairman Mao sold more.
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First published in 1908, "Scouting for Boys" is the seminal work on scouting by British Army officer and founder of the worldwide scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell. Originally written as...