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    <title>To do my best</title>
    <subTitle>James E. West and the history of the Boy Scouts of America</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Rowan, Edward L.</namePart>
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    <publisher>Las Vegas International Scouting Museum</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2005</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>223 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>James E. West stands out as the most important figure in the history of the Boy Scout movement. He created the organization we know today. Dr. Ed Rowan has been affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America for more than fifty years, and offers here a loving yet realistic portrayal of the man who was the driving force behind the Boy Scouts of America.
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Edward L. Rowan.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216) and index.</note>
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      <namePart>West, James E. (James Edward)</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1876-1948</namePart>
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    <topic>Biography</topic>
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    <topic>History</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">HS3268.2.W47 R68 2005</classification>
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  <identifier type="isbn">0974647918</identifier>
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