{"product_id":"9780752480008","title":"This Scouting Life: A Memoir of a Simpler Time","description":"Exploding tins of beans over a campfire. Hammering down tent pegs in the rain. Marching for hours, singing for days, and playing ‘Bulldog’s Charge’ at every opportunity. This Scouting Life is a story about the experiences shared by millions of people worldwide, and in communities all across Ireland.   For the author, Archie Raeside, this is the story of how an eight-year-old boy in Dublin of 1947 decides he wants to become a Scout and how that desire becomes a reality. As the author rose through the ranks, his memories paint a picture of a changing organisation and a changing Ireland, recounting his involvement with Presidency of Eamon De Valera and the visit of Pope John Paul in 1979.  This is a book that tells the story of one man’s life within the Irish Scouts, but in the memories he evokes and the scenes he recaptures, this is a book about a simpler time of which we were all a part.","brand":"The History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107690496240,"sku":"9780752480008","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780752480008_p0.jpg?v=1763638777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780752480008","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}