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Our frontier is the world : the Boy Scouts in the age of American ascendancy /

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A provocative account of how the Boy Scouts echoed and enabled American global expansion in the twentieth century. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has long been a standard bearer for national identity. The core values of the organization have, since its founding in 1910, shaped what it means to be a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Honeck, Mischa, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:United States in the world.
Subjects:
Boy Scouts of America > History.
Scouting (Youth activity) > Political aspects > United States.
Imperialism > Social aspects > United States > History.
Boy Scouts of America.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the white boy's burden
  • Brothers together : men, boys, and the rejuvenation of empire
  • From Antarctica to Africa : expeditions to the global frontier
  • A junior League of Nations : campfire diplomacy at the world jamborees
  • A brother to all? : scouting and the problem of race
  • Youth marches : depression, dictators, and war
  • Are you a crusader? : raising cold warriors
  • Innocents abroad : scouting across the U.S. military empire
  • Epilogue : the woes of aging.