MacDonald, Robert H.Sons of the Empire: The Frontier & the Boy Scout Movement 1890-1918. University of Toronto Press, 1993. Explores popular ideas and myths in Edwardian Britain, their use by Boy Scouts' founder Baden-Powell, and their influence on the Boy Scout movement.
Schwartz, Sandra, and Jeff Schwartz.The Scouting Way. Scouting Way, 2001. Expresses the value and ideals of Scouting.