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Sons of the Empire : the frontier and the Boy Scout movement, 1890-1918
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- Creator
- Robert H. MacDonald
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1993]
- ©1993
- Physical Details
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- viii, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1442613130, 9786612011702, 0802028438, 1282011707, 9781282011700, 1442680091, 9781442680098, 9780802028433, 9781442613133
- OCLC
- ocn958565116, ocm27680394, ocn666907978, on1320980498, ocn944177460
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and index.
- 1. Introduction: A Scheme to Save the Empire -- 1. The Legion That Never Was 'Listed -- 2. Buccaneers: The War Scouts -- 3. The Wolf That Never Slept: A Scout at Mafeking -- 4. Zulu Warriors or 'Red Indian' Braves? The Frontier Spirit in Scouting for Boys -- 5. The Laws of the Jungle: Teaching Boy Scouts the Lessons of Good Citizenship -- 6. Mrs Britannia's Youngest Line of Defence: Militarism and the Making of a National Symbol, 1908-1918 -- Conclusion: Scouting and Myth