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Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods
by Peter Applebome
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151005923
- ISBN 13
- 9780151005925
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2003. R5 - A first edition (stated with complete letterline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Peter Applebome to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered rubbing, light scratches and scuffing, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 330 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Peter Applebome grew up obsessed by box scores, so when his son, Ben, joined Little League he happily assumed he'd be spending Ben's childhood at the ballfield. But what Ben really liked was hiking and camping--and when he joined the local Scout troop Applebome reluctantly went along for the ride. As someone who had never made a fire except in a gas grill and tied knots only in his shoelaces, Applebome was an unlikely recruit. Taking us from the low points (sneaking out of camp to watch basketball in a bar) to the unexpected triumphs (winning the Scoutmaster Challenge) and through all the trekorees and derbies in between, Applebome hikes the difficult trail from tenderfoot skeptic to proud Scout dad. Offering affectionate portraits of troop leaders and the motley group of boys in their charge, he also laces his very funny narrative with an informal but fascinating history of Scouting and grapples with the modern-day controversies that will help determine Scouting's future.
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- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods
- Author
- Peter Applebome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151005923
- ISBN 13
- 9780151005925
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CASE STUDIES BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAN FATHER & CHILD
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