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raerni's review
4.0
I wouldn't recommending gifting this to a child as a practical guide for outdoor fun. Some of the suggestions are downright terrifying by modern standards (Arsenic paint in your child's bedroom taxidermy projects? Homemade fireworks for kids? Sounds like fun!). This book also has a fair bit of racist and sexist language.
However, as a piece of American history, it's fascinating. I read this because of its link to my dissertation research. Daniel Carter Beard formed the "Sons of Daniel Boone" in 1905, which later merged with Boy Scouts of America. He was then involved with BSA for the rest of his life. His sister was also an early organizer of Camp Fire Girls. This book is a captivating glimpse into the world that Beard inhabited and imagined.
It's also inspiring. If boys 130 years ago could build canoes and forts and sailboats out of pieces of scrap leather and gathered logs, I really should figure be able to fix my wobbly couch leg.
However, as a piece of American history, it's fascinating. I read this because of its link to my dissertation research. Daniel Carter Beard formed the "Sons of Daniel Boone" in 1905, which later merged with Boy Scouts of America. He was then involved with BSA for the rest of his life. His sister was also an early organizer of Camp Fire Girls. This book is a captivating glimpse into the world that Beard inhabited and imagined.
It's also inspiring. If boys 130 years ago could build canoes and forts and sailboats out of pieces of scrap leather and gathered logs, I really should figure be able to fix my wobbly couch leg.
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