TITLE: BOYS' LIFE
["FOR ALL BOYS" -- Published by the BSA, Boy Scouts of America! -- featuring great articles for all boys (From age 3 to 103, Boy Scout or not!), plus features, photos, cartoons, vintage ads and more! -- See FULL contents below!]
ISSUE DATE: AUGUST 1987; Volume LXXVII, No. 8
CONDITION: Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11oe". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)

IN THIS ISSUE:
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On our cover: With oil paints on canvas, artist Roy Andersen has re-created one of the many western trips taken by Capt. Jedediah Smith in the early 1800's. Smith rode a long, hard trail with his rifle "Old Betsy. "But that trail--and his life--ended when he was just 32. Read how and why, starting on Page 22.

ARTICLES:
DEN CHIEF: A SPECIAL JOB: The troop's ambassador and recruiter, he helps Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts along the road to Boy Scouting. BY JON C. HALTER.

PROJECT WOOD DUCK: Box-building bird lovers help save some of the world's most colorful ducks. BY BARBARA NIELSEN.

JED SMITH THE PATHFINDER: He charted a path west and became a legend among mountain men. BY GEORGE LAYCOCK.

DON MATTINGLY: PLAYING FIRST AND HITTING BEST: An interview with the man many believe is "the best player in baseball." BY LARRY FOX.

THE MIGHTIEST WIND: Mississippi Scouts survive Elena, the fourth costliest hurricane on record. BY ROBERT W. PETERSON.

A PHOTO FINISH: Winners from the BSA Photo Scholarship Awards, plus 1987 contest info.

FICTION: FISHERMAN'S LUCK IN OUTER SPACE: What began as a simple fishing trip for Robby Miller and his parents became a race to save a small planet--and the lives of its people. BY ALFRED SLOTE.

SPECIAL FEATURES.
Boneless Fish Fillets.
Slide of the Month: Abacus.
COMICS.
Pee Wee Harris.
The Pedro Patrol.
Bible Stories.
The Tracy Twins.
The Star Dwellers.
Scouts in Action.
COLUMNS.
Hitchin' Rack.
Pets.
Science.
Hobby Hows.
Outdoors.
Magic.
History.
Bicycling.
Electronics.
Stamps & Coins.
Think & Grin.
FOR SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS.
Welcome Webelos.
Campfire Magic.
Dink and Duff.
Webelos Woody.
Tiger Cubs.


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