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Author | : George W. Quimby |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2018-01-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0817319719 |
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A rare and dramatic first-person account by a Union scout who served General William Tecumseh Sherman on his “march to the sea” After his father-in-law passed away, Stephen Murphy found, among the voluminous papers left behind, an ancestral memoir. Murphy quickly became fascinated with the recollections of George W. Quimby (1842–1926), a Union soldier and scout for General William Tecumseh Sherman. Before Quimby became a part of Sherman’s March, he was held captive by Nathan Bedford Forrest’s troops in western Tennessee. He joined Sherman’s Army in Vicksburg, destroying railroads and bridges across Mississippi and Alabama on the way to Georgia. As the notorious march began, Quimby became a scout and no longer experienced war as his fellow soldiers did. Scouts moved ahead of the troops to anticipate opportunities and dangers. The rank and file were instructed to be seen and feared, while scouts were required to be invisible and stealthy. This memoir offers the rare perspective of a Union soldier who ventured into Confederate territory and sent intelligence to Sherman. Written around 1901 in the wake of the Spanish American War, Quimby’s memoir shows no desire to settle old scores. He’s a natural storyteller, keeping his audience’s attention with tales of drunken frolics and narrow escapes, providing a memoir that reads more like an adventure novel. He gives a new twist to the familiar stories of Sherman’s March, reminding readers that while the Union soldiers faced few full-scale battles, the campaign was still quite dangerous. More than a chronicle of day-to-day battles and marches, The Perfect Scout is more episodic and includes such additional elements as the story of how he met his wife and close encounters with the enemy. Offering a full picture of the war, Quimby writes not only about his adventures as one of Sherman’s scouts, but also about the suffering of the civilians caught in the war. He provides personal insight into some of the war’s historic events and paints a vivid picture of the devastation wreaked upon the South that includes destroyed crops and homes and a shattered economy. He also tells of the many acts of kindness he received from Southerners, including women and African Americans, who helped him and his fellow scouts by providing food, shelter, or information.
Author | : George W. Quimby |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
ISBN | : 9780817391614 |
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Author | : William J. Smith |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2019-04-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0359423558 |
Download Perfect Little Girl Scouts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Smith family was an outdoorsy family, whose two sons, William and Andrew, joined the Boy Scouts at a young age.Then, their little sister, Carol Anne, want to join, after hearing about all the fun things that her brothers get to do.Eventually, by the time she turns five, she joins the local chapter of the Girl Scouts.Then, one day, that following summer, she goes on the annual Summer Retreat, where she earns several merit badges, including for camping.Then, one night, Carol Anne has to go to the bathroom, and asks her friend, Samantha Thompson to join her.Soon, the girls get hopelessly lost in the woods and must use the survival skills that they learned as Girl Scouts in order to survive, and get home
Author | : William J. Smith |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2012-08-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1300051302 |
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The Smith family was an outdoorsy family, whose two sons, William and Andrew, joined the Boy Scouts at a young age.Then, their little sister, Carol Anne, want to join, after hearing about all the fun things that her brothers get to do.Eventually, by the time she turns five, she joins the local chapter of the Girl Scouts.Then, one day, that following summer, she goes on the annual Summer Retreat, where she earns several merit badges, including for camping.Then, one night, Carol Anne has to go to the bathroom, and asks her friend, Samantha Thompson to join her.Soon, the girls get hopelessly lost in the woods and must use the survival skills that they learned as Girl Scouts in order to survive, and get hom
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Total Pages | : 956 |
Release | : 1928 |
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Includes Annual report of the Boy Scouts of America.
Author | : David C. Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780978983611 |
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WE ARE AMERICANS, WE ARE SCOUTS is a superb collection of carefully selected motivational anecdotes and quotations from Theodore Roosevelt, the first and only Chief Scout Citizen of the Boy Scouts of America. Using words and stories from Roosevelt's remarkable and influential life, Mr. Scott masterfully connects the wisdom, wit, and personal moral values of one of America's greatest presidents to the fundamental principles of Scouting. WE ARE AMERICANS, WE ARE SCOUTS is the perfect portable companion and reference book for Scouts, leaders, and speakers. It is for everyone wishing to rediscover and renew their own Scouting spirit. Mr. Scott's book is an outstanding resource for use in any setting to show and celebrate the significance of our national heritage and the timeless values of Scouting.
Author | : William J. Smith |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-11-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781312360082 |
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The Smith family was an outdoorsy family,whose two sons,William and Andrew,joined the Boy Scouts at a young age.Then,their little sister,Carol Anne,want to join,after hearing about all the fun things that her brothers get to do.Eventually,by the time she turns five,she joins the local chapter of the Girl Scouts.Then,one day,that following summer,she goes on the annual Summer Retreat,where she earns several merit badges, including for camping.Then,one night,Carol Anne has to go to the bathroom,and asks her friend, Samantha Thompson to join her.Soon,the girls get hopelessly lost in the woods and must use the survival skills that they learned as Girl Scouts in order to survive,and get home to their family.
Author | : Robert Maitland |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2022-06-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download The Boy Scout Pathfinders; Or, Jack Danby's Best Adventure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This exhilarating novel tells the adventures of an American Boy Scout named Jack Danby. In this book, he experiences several mysterious events in the middle of his routine mountain excursion with his fellow boy Scouts and Scoutmaster. Meeting a wayward bear and getting into a scuffle with another Scout is only the first part of this book's adventure for Jack and his friends.
Author | : Edward L. Rowan |
Publisher | : PublishingWorks |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780974647913 |
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James E. West and the history of the Boy Scouts of America.
Author | : Boy Scouts of America |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2010-08-17 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1461749786 |
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In celebration of its 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America and its publication Boys' Life, this book is a collection of the best Boys' Life pages of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting information. All pages in this collection are facsimile reproductions of the magazine's original pages.