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Boy Scouts Handbook: first edition, 1911 (Boy Scouts of America - YA) photo Nearly a decade in theThe First Edition, 1911 Read by presidents, scientists, and national heroes, the Boy Scouts Handbook has been used by generations of American youths. Filled with practical advice for everyone, the book contains everything from safely tips on swimming and instructions for putting up a tent to directions for making an aquarium and pointers on how to identify common North American trees. More than 200 figures and illustrations accompany valuable