My Fellow Americans: Scouting, Diversity, and the U.S. Presidency - Hardcover

David C. Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0985909706 ISBN 13: 9780985909703

Publisher: WindRush Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

2014 WINNER in the USA Book News' Best Book Awards category of Cover Design, Non-Fiction
2014 FINALIST in the USA Book News' Best Book Awards category of History - United States
2014 FINALIST in the USA Book News' Best Book Awards category of Interior Design

Critical Praise for MY FELLOW AMERICANS
''My Fellow Americans is an easy to read primer full of fascinating historical anecdotes, excellent pictures, and smart prose. Every family should own a copy.''
---Douglas Brinkley - New York Times Bestselling author

''My Fellow Americans is a great, uplifting experience that is easy to read. It really reminds us not only of the impact that the presidents had on the Boy Scouts of America but also the impact that Scouting had on them. We certainly evolved together as our nation went through its challenging moments.''
--- Gary Butler - Deputy Chief Scout Executive/COO, Boy Scouts of America

Book Description
Founded shortly after the dawn of the 20th century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) championed the forging of a stronger national citizenry by molding the good character of idle Progressive Era youth. But it was not alone as competition loomed from numerous other organizations formed with similar objectives in mind. To escape the pack, BSA officials sought a dramatic national publicity coup.

That objective came to fruition in February 1911 when well-heeled BSA managers met with President William Howard Taft in the Oval Office of the White House and garnered his critical personal endorsement and coveted sponsorship as the organization s first honorary president thus beginning BSA's century-long symbiotic relationship with the most powerful executive office in the land.

My Fellow Americans reveals the many fascinating Scouting stories behind each U.S. president s association with the Boy Scouts of America from Theodore Roosevelt through Barack H. Obama. And it details each chief executive's important contributions towards the building of the American Scouting movement as the country traveled a path toward historic national inclusionary domestic policies.

My Fellow Americans is the perfect companion for every proud citizen who seeks a better understanding of how BSA successfully shaped and developed over 115 million duty-driven and service-oriented young people during the past century through its unique and influential partnership with nineteen consecutive presidents of the United States.

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Founded shortly after the dawn of the 20th century, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) championed the forging of a stronger national citizenry by molding the good character of idle Progressive Era youth. But it was not alone –competition loomed from numerous other organizations formed with similar objectives in mind. To escape the pack, BSA officials sought a dramatic national publicity coup. That objective came to fruition in February 1911 when well-heeled BSA managers met with President William Howard Taft in the Oval Office of the White House and garnered his critical personal endorsement and coveted sponsorship as the organization's first honorary president– thus beginning BSA's century-long symbiotic relationship with the most powerful executive office in the land. My Fellow Americans reveals the many fascinating Scouting stories behind each U.S. president's association with the Boy Scouts of America from Theodore Roosevelt through Barack H. Obama. And it details each chief executive's important contributions towards the building of the American Scouting movement as the country traveled a path toward historic national inclusionary domestic policies.My Fellow Americans is the perfect companion for every proud citizen who seeks a better understanding of how BSA successfully shaped and developed over 115 million duty-driven and service-oriented young people during the past century through its unique and influential partnership with nineteen consecutive presidents of the United States.

About the Author

Dallas native David C. Scott has been involved with Scouting for over 35 years. As a 1981 recipient of the Eagle Scout award, including 5 Eagle palms, Mr. Scott grew-up in the Circle 10 Council and prospered under quality adult tutelage as a Cub Scout as well as a Boy Scout. A Vigil Honor member in the Order of the Arrow, a Wood Badge recipient, and a 2012 Silver Beaver recipient, he graduated Vanderbilt University in 1988 with a B.A. in Psychology and continued onward to SMU, where he earned a master's degree in Applied Economics in 1993. He is the founder of Dallas-based WindRush Publishers, which seek to produce timeless, engaging, and enriching books of varying subjects and themes with outstanding authors to create distinctive titles for all ages and interests.

In addition to scribing his quarterly column for the International Scouting Collector's Association Journal on various topics on Scouting s history, Dave is the author of four best selling and highly endorsed award winning books. He is a member of the Boy Scouts of America's National Speakers Bank as well as numerous lineal and national patriotic societies including the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, the Military Society of the War of 1812, the Jamestowne Society, and the Presidential Families of America, being a first cousin (5 generations removed) to President James K. Polk and a second cousin (8 generations removed) to President George Washington.

He has been married to his wife, Aimee, for over 21 years, and they have four children.

Edition details

• Publisher: WindRush Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0985909706
• ISBN 13: 9780985909703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392