The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition - Softcover

Daniel Carter Beard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879234490 ISBN 13: 9780879234492

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2010

Synopsis

First published in 1882, this is a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book, it answers the question, "What's there to do?"

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

First published in 1882, but more relevant than ever, this book is a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them. Written by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, here is the ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book, answering the question, "What's there to do?"

About the Author:

Daniel Beard was born in 1850 and lived most of his life in Kentucky. From an early age Beard decided to devote his life to American boyhood. He was a prolific writer and illustrator and the founder of two different societies for boys, as well as one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Before his death in 1941, Beard received the only Golden Eagle badge ever awarded by the Boy Scouts of America, and the mountain peak adjoining Mount McKinley in Alaska was named in his honor.

About this edition

• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0879234490
• ISBN 13: 9780879234492
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 441