Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920
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.
- Dewey Decimal: 809
- Physical Description: 6.0"x8.9"x1.0"; 1.3 lb; 424 pages
- Edition Info: Paperback; 2004-11-28
- History -- Americas -- United States -- 19th Century
- History -- Americas -- United States -- 20th Century
- History -- Historical Study -- Social History
- Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Criticism & Theory
- Literature & Fiction -- United States -- History & Criticism
- Nonfiction -- Current Events -- Poverty -- Social Services & Welfare
- Nonfiction -- Politics
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