The original boy scout handbook standardized american scouting and emphasized the virtues and qualifications for scouting, delineating what the american boy scouts declared was needed to be a welldeveloped, wellinformed boy. Over 31 million copies of the official handbook for boys have been distributed since this first edition was published in 1911. This chapter is the result of the work of the committee on scout oath, scout law, tenderfoot, secondclass and firstclass requirements. Also, they have the girl scout handbook, 1920 edition. The official handbook for boys boy scouts of america.
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