Baden-powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth
[smahyth] /smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1st Baron, 1857–1941, British general who founded the Boy Scouts in 1908 and, with his sister Lady Agnes, the Girl Guides in 1910.
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The Book of the Damned Charles Fort
Adventure Jack London
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The Story of Baden-Powell Harold Begbie
The Story of Baden-Powell Harold Begbie
The Great Boer War Arthur Conan Doyle
The Story of Baden-Powell Harold Begbie
The Story of Baden-Powell Harold Begbie
The Story of Baden-Powell Harold Begbie
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Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)
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