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This historic book was published in 1917. Contents: George Rogers Clark -- David Crockett -- Samuel Houston -- Christopher (Kit) Carson -- Richard Wooton -- William Frederick Cody -- Belzy Dodd -- George Croghan -- Daniel Boone -- Francis Marion -- Samuel Brady -- Lewis and Clark -- Zebulon Montgomery Pike -- Andrew Lewis -- General Henry W. Lawton -- Joseph, the Nez Percé -- Old John Smith -- Rube Stevens -- General George A. Custer -- James Bridger Summary from the book's Preface: As every boy knows, this great country of ours was in the begin- ning a very little country, occupying a narrow strip of land along the Atlantic Coast. The vast ocean washed against it, and across this ocean brave men, heroic, intrepid, and adventurous, had come, braving its perils, and had founded their little colonies along its wild, rugged shore. These men were explorers - water scouts, they might be called - and their lives and deeds were marvels of prowess and adven- ture. But beyond this narrow strip of land lay another wilderness, mysterious and unexplored, and as dark and perilous and track- less as the wild ocean to the eastward. The thirteen colonies, and later the little republic; lay between these two vast silent wastes; and men soon found that of the two the watery one was the easier to explore. At least, it was not so difficult to estimate its perils. There were storms and there were pirates; but at least there were no un- known savages, no wild beasts, no frowning mountains, or barren, wind-swept plains - no scorching sands. This land ocean was as wide as the watery one and a great deal more mysterious. The venturesome explorers and settlers had solved one mystery only to find another. Miles and miles of frowning wilderness stretched to the westward showing no more sign of path or trail than the broad Atlantic had shown. Ships were of no use here, and there were no other vehicles which could be made use of. Under the general heading of "Scout:, which means one who goes ahead of an army to obtain information, we include here men who did much more than that, who were scouts in a broader sense, and whose adventurous deeds were not limited to their military activities. Some of them went ahead not of an army, but of civilization, felling forests and lighting, because they had to fight the savages who challenged their advance. They are associated in our minds quite as much with the axe as with the gun, and the log cabin should be their emblem, for they were, most of them, religious men and apostles of the home. They began very early in our history pushing westward, and continued pushing westward as civilization tagged on behind them. These men, products of our own land and breathing its bold spirit, are undoubtedly the most picturesque characters in history. They were as much a wonder to Europeans as the red Indians himself was. They were as resolute and as lofty of aim as the old Crusaders. The Boys' Book of Scouts is intended to tell of the remarkable careers of some of the most conspicuous of these picturesque characters, We are not to think of them as fighters or as "going west to fight the Indians", for they went with no such purpose; but they knew no fear, they shunned no peril, and they carried their guns as well as their axes because they knew there was no use going out to a lonely frontier with pinks in their buttonholes and shaking tin rattles.

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Excerpt from The Boys' Book of ScoutsAs every boy knows, this great country of ours was in the beginning a very little country, occupy ing a narrow strip of land along the Atlantic Coast. The vast ocean washed against it, and across this ocean brave men, heroic, intrepid, and adventurous, had come, braving its perils, and had founded their little colonies along its wild rugged shore.These men were explorers - water scouts, they might be called - and their lives and deeds were marvels of prowess and adventure.But beyond this narrow strip of land lay an other wilderness, mysterious and unexplored, and as dark and perilous and trackless as the wild ocean to the eastward. The thirteen colonies, and later the little republic, lay between these two vast silent wastes; and men soon found that of the two the watery one was the easier to explore.At least, it was not so difficult to estimate its perils. There were storms and there were pirates; but at least there were no unknown sav ages, no wild beasts, no frowning mountains, or barren, wind-swept plains - no scorching sands.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Boys' Book Of Scouts<author> Percy Keese Fitzhugh<publisher> Thomas Y. Crowell, 1917<subjects> Biography & Autobiography; Adventurers & Explorers; Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers; History / General; Pioneers; Scouting (Reconnaissance); Scouts (Reconnaissance); Scouts and scouting