Description: Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL. 1914. xvi, 638 page. Endpaper maps. Illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by William Boyce with a presentation bookplate present to the front pastedown. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Presentation bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Covers the newly won territories of: Alaska (bought from Russia during US Civil War); The Hawaiian islands (overthrew the monarchy); The Philippine islands (betrayed; won through the Phillipine-American War); Porto Rico (Won through the Spanish American War); The Panama Canal Zone and Republic of Panama (Colombian Seperatist Movement funded by the US); Cuba (won throught the Spanish American War see Porto Rico); The Dominican Republic (Marine invasion due to unpaid debts); The republic of Haiti (Marine invasion due to unpaid debts) William Boyce Signed United States Colonies And Dependencies Illustrated BSA LSA Description Up For Sale Today is United States Colonies And Dependencies Illustrated The Travels and Investigations of a Chicago Publishers in the Colonial Possessions and Dependencies of the United States, with 600 Photographs of Interesting People and Scenes by William D Boyce Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL. 1914. xvi, 638 page. Endpaper maps. Illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by William Boyce with a presentation bookplate present to the front pastedown. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Presentation bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Covers the newly won territories of: Alaska (bought from Russia during US Civil War); The Hawaiian islands (overthrew the monarchy); The Philippine islands (betrayed; won through the Phillipine-American War); Porto Rico (Won through the Spanish American War); The Panama Canal Zone and Republic of Panama (Colombian Seperatist Movement funded by the US); Cuba (won throught the Spanish American War see Porto Rico); The Dominican Republic (Marine invasion due to unpaid debts); The republic of Haiti (Marine invasion due to unpaid debts) FROM WIKIPEDIA: William Dickson Boyce (June 16, 1858 – June 11, 1929) was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America (LSA). Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life. After working as a schoolteacher and a coal miner, Boyce attended Wooster Academy in Ohio before moving to the Midwest and Canada. An astute businessman, Boyce successfully established several newspapers, such as The Commercial in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Lisbon Clipper in Lisbon, North Dakota. With his first wife, Mary Jane Beacom, he moved to Chicago to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions. There he established the Mutual Newspaper Publishing Company and the weekly Saturday Blade, which catered to a rural audience and was distributed by thousands of newspaper boys. With his novel employment of newsboys to boost newspaper sales, Boyce's namesake publishing company maintained a circulation of 500,000 copies per week by 1894. Boyce strongly supported worker rights, as demonstrated by his businesses' support of labor unions and his concern for his newsboys' well-being. By the early years of the 20th century, Boyce had become a multi-millionaire and had taken a step back from his businesses to pursue his interests in civic affairs, devoting more time to traveling and participating in expeditions. In 1909, he embarked on a two-month trip to Europe and a large photographic expedition to Africa with photographer George R. Lawrence and cartoonist John T. McCutcheon. Over the next two decades, Boyce led expeditions to South America, Europe, and North Africa, where he visited the newly discovered tomb of King Tutankhamun. Boyce learned about Scouting while passing through London during his first expedition to Africa in 1909. According to somewhat fictionalized legend, Boyce had become lost in the dense London fog, but was guided back to his destination by a young boy, who told him that he was merely doing his duty as a Boy Scout. Boyce then read printed material on Scouting, and on his return to the United States, he formed the B.S.A. From its start, Boyce focused the Scouting program on teaching self-reliance, citizenship, resourcefulness, patriotism, obedience, cheerfulness, courage, and courtesy in order "to make men". After clashing over the Scouting program with the first Chief Scout Executive James E. West, he left the B.S.A. and founded the L.S.A. in January 1915, which catered to rural boys who had limited opportunities to form a troop or a patrol. In June 1924, five years before Boyce's death, a merger was completed between the B.S.A. and the struggling L.S.A. Boyce received many awards and memorials for his efforts in the U.S. Scouting movement, including the famed "Silver Buffalo Award". OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. 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Author: William Boyce
Binding: Hardcover
Character Family: United States Colonies And Dependencies
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Modification Description: Signed by William D Boyce
Modified Item: Yes
Original/Facsimile: Original
Personalized: Yes
Place of Publication: Chicago, IL
Publisher: Rand McNally & Company
Region: North America
Signed: Yes
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, United States Colonies And Dependencies, American Colonial History, Signed by William D Boyce, Boy Scout of America Founder, Lone Scout of America Founder, Publishing Tycoon
Subject: History
Topic: American Colonial History
Year Printed: 1914
