Portal:Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.

"The Ideal Scout," a statue by w:R. Tait McKenzie in front of the Bruce S. Marks Scout Resource Center in the w:Cradle of Liberty Council in w:Philadelphia

General

Fiction

  • The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp, 1912 by Thornton Burgess
  • The Boy Scouts on Swift River, 1913 by Thornton Burgess
  • The Boy Scouts on Lost Trail, 1914 by Thornton Burgess
  • The Boy Scouts in a Trapper’s Camp, 1915 by Thornton Burgess

Legislation

Songs

Film

Opposition to the movement

In The Masses magazine

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