Scoutmaster Podcast 278 - Eagle Scout History

This encore presentation features an interview with author Mike Malone about his book about what it means to be an Eagle Scout, Mike is an award-winning author and experienced Scouter with an impressive resume of leadership. is much more than a simple history of the award – it is a significant contribution to what it means to be an Eagle Scout. It is a “must read”. What hasn’t yet been explained is why this particular award has come to assume a place so honored in American life that it alone, of all childhood achievements, follows its recipients throughout their lives; why it remains important as a résumé highlight decades after the honoree has aged out of the program; why newspapers still devote precious editorial space to coverage of Eagle service projects and Courts of Honor; and why at a man’s funeral, three score or more years after he earned the award, his eulogy will likely include the fact that he was an Eagle Scout. Read my review of Four Percent available in hardcover at Amazon Tags: