Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods - Hardcover

Applebome, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151005923 ISBN 13: 9780151005925

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003

Synopsis

Peter Applebome grew up obsessed by box scores, so when his son, Ben, joined Little League he happily assumed he'd be spending Ben's childhood at the ballfield. But what Ben really liked was hiking and camping--and when he joined the local Scout troop Applebome reluctantly went along for the ride.

As someone who had never made a fire except in a gas grill and tied knots only in his shoelaces, Applebome was an unlikely recruit. Taking us from the low points (sneaking out of camp to watch basketball in a bar) to the unexpected triumphs (winning the Scoutmaster Challenge) and through all the trekorees and derbies in between, Applebome hikes the difficult trail from tenderfoot skeptic to proud Scout dad. Offering affectionate portraits of troop leaders and the motley group of boys in their charge, he also laces his very funny narrative with an informal but fascinating history of Scouting and grapples with the modern-day controversies that will help determine Scouting's future.

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Review:

"Scout's Honor is at the same time a hilarious outdoor odyssey, a moving glimpse of a father's heart, and the best commentary ever on the Boy Scouts and their touchingly awkward history. When I was a Scout, the ultimate approbation for a job well done was something called "Three and a Half Hows." So here's to you, Peter Applebome: How! How! How! Hhhhh!" -- Stephen Harrigan, author of The Gates of the Alamo
PRAISE FOR SCOUT'S HONOR
"He accomplishes everything except tying knots and conveys his experiences with self-deprecating humor, giving a balanced and informed account. . . . Lively and light-hearted."
--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"An affectionate and often amusing account of Applebome's adventures with Troop 1--one part Braveheart and one part Lord of the Flies."--THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

"Give Applebome a merit badge for wit."--PEOPLE
PRAISE FOR SCOUT S HONOR
He accomplishes everything except tying knots and conveys his experiences with self-deprecating humor, giving a balanced and informed account. . . . Lively and light-hearted.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
An affectionate and often amusing account of Applebome s adventures with Troop 1 one part Braveheart and one part Lord of the Flies. THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Give Applebome a merit badge for wit. PEOPLE
"

PRAISE FOR SCOUT S HONOR
He accomplishes everything except tying knots and conveys his experiences with self-deprecating humor, giving a balanced and informed account. . . . Lively and light-hearted.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
An affectionate and often amusing account of Applebome s adventures with Troop 1 one part Braveheart and one part Lord of the Flies. THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Give Applebome a merit badge for wit. PEOPLE
"

PRAISE FOR SCOUT'S HONOR
"He accomplishes everything except tying knots and conveys his experiences with self-deprecating humor, giving a balanced and informed account. . . . Lively and light-hearted."
--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"An affectionate and often amusing account of Applebome's adventures with Troop 1--one part Braveheart and one part Lord of the Flies."--THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

"Give Applebome a merit badge for wit."--PEOPLE

From the Back Cover:

Advance Praise for Scout's Honor

"Brave, clean and not too reverent."-- Roy Blount Jr.

"Peter Applebome's view of America from the inside of a pup tent is funny, moving, informative, and, above all, inspiring. Scout's Honor will have you laughing like 'City Slickers' and cheering like 'Bad News Bears.' "--Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible

"Scout's Honor is at the same time a hilarious outdoor odyssey, a moving glimpse of a father's heart, and the best commentary ever on the Boy Scouts and their touchingly awkward history. When I was a Scout, the ultimate approbation for a job well done was something called "Three and a Half Hows." So here's to you, Peter Applebome: How! How! How! Hhhhh!" -- Stephen Harrigan, author of The Gates of the Alamo

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"One of the best portrayals of the South in years."--The Washington Post

"Remarkably lively and sweet-tempered. He seems to have talked to everyone, read every classic Southern writer, gone down every highway in search of the spirit of the South."--Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0151005923
• ISBN 13: 9780151005925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288