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| Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts | 
 enlarge | Author: Alvin Townley
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (31 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12262
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312366531
Dewey Decimal Number: 369.43092273
EAN: 9780312366537
ASIN: 0312366531
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
Release Date: December 26, 2006
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Scouting is Still There, Still Doing a Good Job March 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Living in a time when it seems to be the in thing to denigrate everything about our country, our leaders, our institutions, it is really great to read such an uplifting book. Mr. Townley went on a tour around the country to investigate what impact those who reached the higher levels in scouting have achieved.
Many of the people he talks about are those who have reached prominence at a national or even worldwide level: Bill Gates, Sr. Ross Perot, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dukakis and many more. Others have made an impact on their own community but on a local level.
We tend to look down on today's youth, but I think unfairly. Sure, there's drugs, earlier sex, and (here at least) too many don't go on to college, but at the core they are good kids. And you put them in scouting (Girl Scouts as well as boy scouts) and you see them developing a learning attitude, and at least an understanding of what it means to live up to the creed of honest, trustworthy and loyal. It's taking over (somewhat) the job that the churches used to do.
In my time as a scoutmaster it was easy to see the ones who would become Eagles. It was good to see how they helped the younger kids. And just like in this book, they went on to rise to the upper levels in whatever they did. Officers if you will, rather than enlisted.
Well written, interesting read March 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Any adult who has been involved in scouting (and had a good experience) will enjoy this book. Good balance of stories to statistics. Very inspirational for those considering attaining Eagle Scout.
Even if you have not gone through the process, gives a good feel for the amount of effort and commitment the Eagle awards represents.
Leadership rarely just "happens", it is taught, it is a growth and learning process. The Scouting program has a clear goal of teaching leadership and I find that goal oddly lacking in many of the programs I see for children today.
Perfect Court of Honor gift March 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this as a gift to a new Eagle Scout in our Troop (I'm Scoutmaster). In the days before presenting it I read it myself and found it very inspirational and inspiring. Also very well written. I will order more for future Eagles in our troop. I'll also be getting one to keep for myself because in reading it I saw several stories that could be incorporated into such things as Junior Leader Training, Scoutmaster conferences, Scoutmaster Minutes, recruiting, etc.
 Scouting March 8, 2007
This book should be of interest to all of those either involved in scouting, or who have been involved in the past. The author not only interviews well known scouts, but some rather unknowns with good tales to tell. I plan to give this book to my grandson, an Eagle canadate, at his Eagle ceremony. I hope he will get as much pleasure reading this book as I have.
what does it mean to be an eagle? March 2, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
As an active adult scouter and a parent of an eagle scout who is an active Order of the Arrow member, I keep wondering what it will mean to my son and other members of the troop to be an eagle scout. This book has helped me resolve those issues. It is well worth reading. The most important message from the book is, you get more out of scouting when you give something back.
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