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William Hillcourt (1900–1992)

Author of The Official Boy Scout Handbook (9th Edition)

27+ Works 590 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Works by William Hillcourt

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Boy Scouts Handbook: The First Edition, 1911 (1910) — Author, some editions — 1,050 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names
Green Bar Bill
Jensen, Vilhelm Hans Bjerregaard
Birthdate
1900-08-06
Date of death
1992-11-09
Burial location
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mendham, New Jersey, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
Denmark
USA
Birthplace
Aarhus, Denmark
Place of death
Stockholm, Sweden
Places of residence
Mendham, New Jersey, USA
Occupations
scouter
Organizations
Boy Scouts of America
Awards and honors
Bronze Wolf

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Reviews

Not as detailed or researched as Tim Jeal's biography of Baden-Powell, but an easier read. This is the authorized bio, so it doesn't ask any hard questions and takes a few embellishments as gospel truth.

If you have time and the desire, read the Tim Jeal bio instead. But you won't go too far wrong with this one.
 
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wunder | 2 other reviews | Feb 3, 2022 |
great book with his drawings, Amazing Man
1 vote
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Mikenielson | 2 other reviews | Jan 1, 2013 |
A good look at a fascinating man. The biggest problem with this book was that there was just so much information to pack in. Made it so dense it was hard to read a lot in a sitting.
1 vote
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cargocontainer | 2 other reviews | Jun 17, 2011 |

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