{"product_id":"on-my-honor-the-secret-history-of-the-boy-scouts-of-america-hardcover","title":"On My Honor: The Secret History of the Boy Scouts of America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, the shocking rise and fall of an American institution.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has been the nation's premier youth organization, espousing self-reliance and honor. More than 100 million Americans have been Boy Scouts, from Bill Gates to Martin Luther King Jr. Today, however, Scouting faces an existential threat of its own making: more than 82,000 former Scouts have filed claims alleging they were sexually abused--seven times the number of similar allegations that rocked the Catholic Church two decades ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn My Honor\u003c\/i\u003e untangles the full story of the Boy Scouts of America, tracking its creation, growth, influence, and the massive generational trauma it has caused. Using the iconic institution to tell a story of American values over the last century, the book grapples with America's changing understanding of what it means to \"make men.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This riveting story of power and abuse, religion and politics, scandal and justice, is brought to life by groundbreaking research and an unforgettable cast of characters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e spent more than 40 years writing for newspapers, starting with the \u003ci\u003eDayton Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e in his hometown in Ohio and capping his career as an investigative reporter at the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes, at the \u003ci\u003eOregonian \u003c\/i\u003ein 2001 and at the \u003ci\u003eOrange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e in 1996, for investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and of fertility fraud at University of California, Irvine. He lives in Long Beach, California, with his wife Christina, a former newspaper and magazine editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978323362093,"sku":"9781538726730","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/C8cU2LUNY19781538726730.webp?v=1775801620","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-my-honor-the-secret-history-of-the-boy-scouts-of-america-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}