Building Character in the American Boy - The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920 (Paperback, New edition)


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.
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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.

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Imprint

University of Wisconsin Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 2004

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First published

November 2004

Authors

Dimensions

226 x 154 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

464

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-299-09404-1

Barcode

9780299094041

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LSN

0-299-09404-9



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