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This scouting life
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- Book Synopsis
- Exploding tins of beans over a campfire. Hammering down tent pegs in the rain. Marching for hours, singing for days, and playing 'Bulldog's Charge' at every opportunity. This Scouting Life is a story about the experiences shared by millions of people worldwide, and in communities all across Ireland. For the author, Archie Raeside, this is the story of how an eight-year-old boy in Dublin of 1947 decides he wants to become a Scout and how that desire becomes a reality. As the author rose through the ranks, his memories paint a picture of a changing organisation and a changing Ireland, recounting his involvement with Presidency of Eamon De Valera and the visit of Pope John Paul in 1979. This is a book that tells the story of one man's life within the Irish Scouts, but in the memories he evokes and the scenes he recaptures, this is a book about a simpler time of which we were all a part.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781845887339
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press Ireland, (01 February 2012)
- Number of Pages
- 143
- Weight
- 184 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 133 x 12 mm
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