Re: Lost Book From Childhood

Posted by Abner from user-2ive8ip.dialup.mindspring.com on October 12, 1999 at 21:47:30:

In Reply to: Lost Book From Childhood posted by john whorfin on October 12, 1999 at 19:13:14:

: Please help! I an looking for a book I read as a young boy and I can not find. I believe it was called the American Boy's Handbook or something close to that title. It detailed building rafts, forts, crossbows, all the things a young boy should be learning instead of sitting in front of the TV. I want to instill this knowledge to my children but I can not find the book. This book was very old when I read it. It was probably written around the turn of the century. I seem to think it was written by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts. I have checked Amazon.com amd Barnes&Noble and have found nothing. Please help me!

Is this it? Although what's a "boy collector"? Sounds suspicious to my 1999 ears:

Title: The boy collector's handbook,
Author: Verrill, Alpheus Hyatt,
Product I.D.: 1510060614
Publisher: R. M. McBride & co.,
Year Published: 1915

Or this one?

Title: Scouting for Boys: a handbook for instruction in good citizenship
Author: Baden-Powell, Robert, founder of the Boy Scout Movement and Chief Scout of the World
Product I.D.: 7022018819
Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. London

Or maybe this one? This actually sounds the most like it:

Title: ROVERING TO SUCCESS A Book of Life-Sport For Young Men
Author: BADEN-POWELL, Lord
Product I.D.: 7008860869
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins London
Year Published: No date 1930s

If any of these sound close go to www.alibris.com where they specialize in old used rare books. I pulled those examples doing searches of "Boy handbook" and "Baden-Powell". I hope this helps- and let me know if you find it--the book sounds interesting!

Cheers,
Abner

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: : Please help! I an looking for a book I read as a young boy and I can not find.  I believe it was called the American Boy's Handbook or something close to that title. It detailed building rafts, forts, crossbows, all the things a young boy should be learning instead of sitting in front of the TV. I want to instill this knowledge to my children but I can not find the book. This book was very old when I read it. It was probably written around the turn of the century. I seem to think it was written by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts. I have checked Amazon.com amd Barnes&Noble and have found nothing. Please help me!

: Is this it? Although what's a "boy collector"?  Sounds suspicious to my 1999 ears:

: Title: The boy collector's handbook, 
: Author: Verrill, Alpheus Hyatt, 
: Product I.D.: 1510060614 
: Publisher: R. M. McBride & co.,  
: Year Published: 1915

: Or this one?

: Title: Scouting for Boys: a handbook for instruction in good citizenship 
: Author: Baden-Powell, Robert, founder of the Boy Scout Movement and Chief Scout of the World 
: Product I.D.: 7022018819 
: Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. London

: Or maybe this one? This actually sounds the most like it:

: Title: ROVERING TO SUCCESS A Book of Life-Sport For Young Men 
: Author: BADEN-POWELL, Lord 
: Product I.D.: 7008860869 
: Publisher: Herbert Jenkins London 
: Year Published: No date 1930s

: If any of these sound close go to www.alibris.com where they specialize in old used rare books.  I pulled those examples doing searches of "Boy handbook" and "Baden-Powell".  I hope this helps- and let me know if you find it--the book sounds interesting!

: 
: Cheers,
: Abner

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