In the execution of its purpose to give educational value and moral worth to the recreational activities of the boyhood of America, the leaders of the Boy Scout Movement quickly learned that to effectively carry out its program, the boy must be influenced not only in his out-of-door life but also in the diversions of his other leisure moments. It is at such times that the boy is captured by the tales of daring enterprises and adventurous good times. What now is needful in not that his taste should be thwarted but trained. There should constantly be presented to him the books the boy likes best, yet always the books that will be best for the boy. As a matter of fact, however, the boy's taste is being constantly visited and exploited by the great mass of cheap juvenile literature.
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In the execution of its purpose to give educational value and moral worth to the recreational activities of the boyhood of America, the leaders of the Boy Scout Movement quickly learned that to effectively carry out its program, the boy must be influenced not only in his out-of-door life but also in the diversions of his other leisure moments. It is at such times that the boy is captured by the tales of daring enterprises and adventurous good times. What now is needful in not that his taste should be thwarted but trained.
There should constantly be presented to him the books the boy likes best, yet always the books that will be best for the boy. As a matter of fact, however, the boy's taste is being constantly visited and exploited by the great mass of cheap juvenile literature.
To help anxiously concerned parents and educators to meet this grave peril, the Library Commission of the Boy Scouts of America has been organized. EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY is the result of their labors. All the books chosen have been approved by them. The commission is composed of the following members: George F. Bowerman, Librarian, Public Library of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; Harrison W. Graver, Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Claude G. Leland, Superintendent, Bureau of Libraries, Board of Education, New York City; Edward F. Stevens, Librarian, Pratt Institute Free Library, Brooklyn, New York; together with the Editorial Board of our Movement, William D. Murray, George D. Pratt and Frank Presbrey, with Franklin K. Mathiews, Chief Scout Librarian, as Secretary.
In selecting the books, the Commission has chosen only such as are of interest to boys, the first twenty-five being either works of fiction or stirring stories of adventurous experiences. In later lists, books of a more serious sort will be included. It is hoped that as many as twenty-five may be added to the library each year.
Thanks are due the several publishers who have helped to inaugurate this new department of our work. Without their co-operation in making available for popular priced editions some of the best books ever published for boys, the promotion of EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY would have been impossible.
We wish, too, to express out heartfelt gratitude to the Library Commission, who, without compensation, have placed their vast experience and immense resources at the service of our Movement.
The commission invites suggestions as to future books to be included in the Library. Librarians, teachers, parents, and all others interested in welfare work for boys, can render a unique service by forwarding to National Headquarters lists of such books as in their judgment would be suitable for EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY.
Signed, James E. West.
THE GAUNT GRAY WOLF
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Chapter 1 Shad Trowbridge Of Boston
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Chapter 2 The Lure Of The Wilderness
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Chapter 3 Ungava Bob Makes A Rescue
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Chapter 4 Away To The Trails
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Chapter 5 In The Far Wilderness
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Chapter 6 Old Friends
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Chapter 7 Where The Evil Spirits Dwell
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Chapter 8 After The Indian Attack
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Chapter 9 The Indian Maiden At The River Tilt
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Chapter 10 The Voices Of The Spirits
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Chapter 11 Manikawan's Vengeance
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Chapter 12 The Tragedy Of The Rapids
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Chapter 13 On The Trail Of The Indians
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Chapter 14 The Matchi Manitu Is Cheated
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Chapter 15 The Passing Of The Wild Things
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Chapter 16 Alone With The Indians
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Chapter 17 Christmas At The River Tilt
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Chapter 18 The Spirit Of Death Grows Bold
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Chapter 19 The Cache On The Lake
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Chapter 20 The Folk At Wolf Bight
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Chapter 21 The Rifled Cache
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Chapter 22 Manikawan's Sacrifice
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Chapter 23 Tumbled Air Castles
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Chapter 24 The Messenger
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Chapter 25 A Mission Of Life And Death
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Chapter 26 Greater Love Hath No Man Than This
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Chapter 27 Shad's Tribute To The Indian Maiden
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Chapter 28 Trowbridge And Gray, Traders
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Chapter 29 The Fruit Of Manikawan's Sacrifice
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