Can anybody tell me if i can buy the boy scouts of america handbook over the net-i live oin england! And if so where from

Mark,<br><br>You might be able to order it online eventually. The BSA appears to be set up for online sales. However when I checked it said "Online ordering is not available at this time. I might just be temporarily inoperative.<br><br>Anyway their url is:<br><br> http://www.scoutstuff.org/<br><br>If that does not work, click onto the link at the bottom of the home page for the BSA website. They may alternatively do mail order. They have a paper catalog as well as the catalog online.<br><br>Best scouting wishes,<br><br>John

BSA doesn't sell obver the internet in order to "protect" their retail distribution network. On one hand I understand the need becasue small Mom & Pop retailers want some guarantee of sales when they spend their cash to stock uniforms and patches in their store. If I can buy over the internet I may never visit their store. On the other hand, they're missing a great market opportunity to sell not only products, but the program as well by expanding the branding of scouting into camping and other outdoor gear, Oh, well.<br><br>Your best bet is to find a used book online via eBay or Amazon.com. Amazon has several for sale, one for $5.<br><br>BTW, You can buy the repront of the original 1911 BSA manual. I have it and it's an interesting read. My how things have changed!

For the worse, no doubt. Unless we're talking medical advances.

Thank for all your advice i'll check out ebay!

Both good and bad changes perhaps. Requiring a boy to know how to stop a run away horse is obsolete. But ome of the sections on citizenship, written in part by Teddy Roosevelt, and chivelry seem dataed in language, but the content is still viable.<br><br>Obviously, the technology and knowledge we've gained since 1911 has changed dramatically. But there's also a subtle change in society as well. At that time, even a scout in the city was not that far away from rural and undeveloped areas. And there still was the great untamed west and cowboys. <br><br>I don't want to say "better" or "worse." just different times. Remember, perhaps the current version of the handbook will be reflected upon fondly a hundred years from now, "when life was simple."

Mark,<br><br>Let me know if you cannot order it online. I'll be happy to pick one up and send it to you. Perhaps a swap? Drop me a note at my regular email address if I can help.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Tom

Thanks i'll do a bit of reasearch and see whnat i can come up with!<br><br>mark<br>

I bought a used copy last year after doing some research on the "best" edition. Opinions that I read said that the 10th edition published in 1990 was the "classic" edition, and that's the one I went with. A great site to see the variations in content between the different editions is posted at this website:<br><br>http://www.troop97.net/bshb1.htm<br><br><br>The best place to buy used books online, imho, is:<br><br>http://used.addall.com/

Two very good sites - thanks! I found a book I've been looking for off and on for several years right off the bat from the book site - wonderful!<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Tom