Topics in Chronicling America: "The Origin of Boy Scouts"

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Boy Scouts: Your country needs you. The 'always prepared' institution, the Boy Scouts of America, based on Robert Baden-Powell's international scouting movement, stepped up to the plate, taking job after job, selling $300,000,000 of Liberty Bonds and $50,000,000 of War Savings Stamps during the Great War. This topic page provides articles related to the Boy Scouts of America, including significant dates and associated search terms useful for searching this topic in Chronicling America...Read more about it and follow us on Twitter @librarycongress #ChronAm!