Daniel Carter Beard
Daniel Carter Beard, 1850-1941, "Uncle Dan" originally had an organized program for young boys called the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1906 which was another inspiration to Lord Robert Baden-Powell for the foundation of the "Boy Scouts." Beard was a Freemason.
Bibliography American Boy's Handy Book, 1882, 1903 (still in print) The American Girl's Handy Book, 1887 (still in print) The American Boy's Book of Sport, 1890 Moonlight and Six Feet of Romance, 1892 The Outdoor Handy Book , 1896 (still in print) Jack of All Trades, 1900, 1904? Field and Forest Handy Book, 1906 (still in print) Animal Book and Campfire Stories, 1907 Boy Pioneers and Sons of Daniel Boone, 1909 Boat, Building, and Boating, 1912 (still in print) Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties, 1914 (still in print) The American Boy's Book of Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles, 1916 The American Boy's Book of Sign's, Signals and Symbols, 1918 The American Boy's Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft, 1920 The American Boy's Book of Wild Animals, 1921 The Black Wolf-Pack , 1922, American Boy's Book or Birds and Brownies of the Woods, 1923 Do It Yourself, 1925 Wisdom of the Woods, 1926, 1927? Buckskin Book For Buckskin Men and Boys, 1929 Hardly A Man is Now Alive, 1939 (his autobiography)
External Linkshttp://www.bartleby.com/65/be/Beard-Da.htmlhttp://www.dacbsa.org/Awards/Daniel-Carter-Beard-Award.htmhttp://histclo.hispeed.com/youth/youth/org/nat/us/boone.htm HREF="http://www.inquiry.net/traditional/beard/pioneers/index.htm" class="external">The Boy Pioneers: Sons of Daniel BooneThe Outdoor Handy BookThe American Boy's Handy BookField and Forest Handy BookShelters, Shacks, Shanties
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