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Scouting Histories

The many events that have made Scouting what it is today are chronicled in the following publications.  Most are no longer available.  Should you come across any of these books, I would be interested in purchasing it.


The Scout Law in Practice by Arthur A. Carey, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1915

Twenty-one Years of Scouting by E.K. Wade, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1929

The Story of Scouting by E.K. Wade, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1929

Twenty-One Years of Scouting: The Official History of the Boy Scout Movement by E.K. Wade, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1929

The History of the Boy Scouts of America by William D. Murray, New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1937

Scouting in Europe by Arthur Groom, The Scout Association, 1938

The Scout Movement by E.E. Reynolds , Oxford University Press , 1950

The Boy Scout Encyclopedia by Grant, Bruce, Rand McNally 1952

The True Book About Scouting by Rex Hazlewood, Muller, 1957

The Golden Anniversary Book of Scouting, by R. D. Bezucha, Golden Press, New York, 1959

Scouting Round the World by John S. Wilson, Blandford Press 1960, c1959

B.-P.'s Scouts - An Official History by Henry Collis, Rex Hazlewood, Fred Hurll, Collins, 1961

Story of the Boy Scouts by Wyatt Blassingame , Garrard Publishing Co, 1968

Is Scouting In Tune With The Times? Daniel Yankelovich, Inc., 1968.

Norman Rockwell's World of Scouting  by William Hillcourt, H. N. Abrams, 1977.

Councils of the Boy Scouts of America by Edward R. Morse. Published: Medford, Mass., 1981.

Building Character In The American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920 by David I. MacLeod, University of Wisonsin Press, 1983

The Character Factory by Michael Rosenthal, Random House, 1984

History of Cub Scouting, by The National Cub Scout Committee, Boy Scouts of America, 1987

Sons of the Empire: The Frontier and the Boy Scout Movement 1890-1918 by Robert H. MacDonald

Hitler's Boy Scouts Dictator-Fighters by Hans E. Ihle

250 Million Scouts by Laszlo Nagy

Scout's Honor: Sexual Abuse In America's Most Trusted Institution by Patrick Boyle


Back to Boy Scouts of America History & Traditions.  Please help me to complete Scoutings history.  E-mail any comments, questions, information, or stories to: randywoo@aol.com Many thanks to my fellow Scout historians, the contributors that make this site an interesting place to visit.  This site is not sanctioned by The Boy Scouts of America. Last update November 25, 1995