Boyce, William D. - Lone Scout: W. D. Boyce and American Boy Scouting
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Description: Biography of Chicago newspaper publisher, adventurer, entrepreneur and founder of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.
William D. Boyce biography by Janice A. Petterchak Scout: W. D. Boyce and American Boy Scouting Lone Scout: W. D. Boyce and American Boy Scouting is the biography of a Progressive-era Chicago businessman and world- wide explorer. Paralleling Theodore Roosevelt in many activities, during his lifetime Boyce (1858-1929) attained international prominence ---"a man with friends in almost every civilized country." His sustaining legacy, also a reflection of Roosevelt's interests and concern for children, was bringing the concept of Boy Scouting to the United States and combining it with youth programs established by the YMCA and other organizations. This is the first authoritative biography of William D. Boyce, founder in 1910 of the Boy Scouts of America.
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| Page title: | William D. Boyce biography by Janice A. Petterchak |
| Keywords: | WD Boyce,Boy Scouts of America, William D. Boyce,W. D. Boyce,scouting,Lone Scouts,Lord Baden-Powell, Janice A. Petterchak, Petterchak |
| Description: | WD Boyce - Boy Scouts of America founder, Chicago newspaper publisher, adventurer, entrepreneur. Biography by award winning author Janice A. Petterchak. |
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| Date | Creation Date: 21-jun-1997 Expiration Date: 20-jun-2014 |