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Girl Scouts Handbook - by W J Hoxie (Paperback)

Girl Scouts Handbook - by  W J Hoxie (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Revisit the Original 1913 Guide for Girl Scouts!</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Now in full-color for the first time, here is the original 1913 edition of <i>Girl Scouts Handbook</i>. This blast-from-the-past practical guide has been the foundation for the organization over the past century--camping, botany, gardening, and more! <p/>Here are the original instructions created to help young girls to learn the basics of scouting and teaching them useful skills such as: <br><ul><li>Self-Defense</li><li>Woodcraft</li><li>Astronomy</li><li>Gardening</li><li>Sanitation</li><li>Girl Scout Law</li><li>Self-Discipline</li><li>Self-Improvement</li><li>And More!</li></ul><br>Rediscover this time-honored classic, featuring color photographs and diagrams for the first time, to learn important skills that will last a lifetime. <p/>"Children sometimes ask, "What was it like in the old days?" Many answers can be found in this first Girl Scout Handbook used by the great-grandmothers of today's Girl Scouts, who pioneered the excitement and experience of Girl Scouting. ..... It is a complete, unedited copy of the first of many handbooks used to guide the rapid growth of the movement from the original eighteen members to the millions of members today."<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>W. J. Hoxie</b> was born in Rochester, New York, in 1848. In 1912, he became instrumental in the organization of the Girl Scouts with founder Juliette Low. Throughout his career, he served as a teacher, a surveyor, the proprietor of a taxidermy shop, a writer, and much more. He died in 1934 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, at age 86.

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