Woodcraft Camps of Daniel Carter Beard

About the Book

FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES, BEARD HAD A DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH YOUNG BOYS THROUGH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH OUTDOOR SUMMER WOODCRAFT CAMPS. HIS FIRST INVOLVEMENT WAS WITH THE CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY WOODCRAFT CAMP FROM 1912- 1915. FROM 1916-1938 HE STRUCTURED THE DAN BEARD OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR BOYS, LATER CHANGED TO THE DAN BEARD CAMP, INC., ON LAKE TEEDYUSKUNG, NEAR HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT THESE EARLY CAMPS FOUNDED ON SOUND PRINCIPLES BY DANIEL CARTER BEARD, AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR BOY SCOUT LEADER FROM 1910 - 1941 WHO KNEW WOODCRAFT, AND BOYS, AND LOVED THEM BOTH.

About the Author

Dr. William Kahler, Professor Emeritus, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, holds a B.S. Degree from Lock Haven University, a Master's degree from Cortland State University, and a Ph.D from Texas A&M University. His dissertation at Texas A&M was on Daniel Carter Beard and his contributions to outdoor education in physical education. Dr, Kahler has written numerous professional journal articles concerning Dan Beard's life and professional career.