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This early work on the Boys’ Brigade is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It was the standard hand-book of Brigade members and includes information on camp equipment, organisation, recreations and much more. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in the Boys’ Brigade and its history. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Successful solicitor and altruist Oliver Watts Hind founded the Dakeyne Street Lads’ Club (popularly known as DAKO) in Nottingham in 1907. By combining the ethos of the Boys’ Brigade with wider educational facilities, he established a place of recreation and learning that enriched the lives of thousands of working class boys from the Sneinton area of the city over many years. This book contains the story of Oliver Watts Hind and the unique boys’ club he created.
The Boys' Brigade has just celebrated its 125th Anniversary. This book features histories, stories, and interviews from the UK, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the United States of America.
The Boys' Brigade arrived in Southern Rhodesia in 1948, with initial efforts being very localised. Momentum increased with the influx of post war immigrants from Britain and South Africa. By the early 1970s The Boys' Brigade Rhodesia was at its strongest numerically, but the civil war years preceding independence in 1980, decimated the organisation in the rural areas, especially in Victoria province where it was at its strongest. The following years were particularly hard for The Boys' Brigade but, by the late 1980s, membership was on the increase again. The current political and economic situation has severely affected the organisation's ability to continue as it had in the past and the future of uniformed youth work in Zimbabwe remains unknown. The achievements of The Boys' Brigade are recorded in this book, which has been meticulously researched, in consultation with many past and present members. The history book is a formal record of events which took place, including detailed appendices of every known Company, all the Queen's Badge and Founder's Badge awards and includes a photo gallery of past office bearers.
From 1830, the British Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. This, the fourth volume of Empire and Popular Culture, explores the representation of the Empire in popular media such as newspapers, contemporary magazines and journals and in literature such as novels, works of non-fiction, in poems and ballads.
