Scouting on two continents

One of the classic accounts of the Southern African frontier. Burnham first describes experiences as a scout in the American Southwest against the Apache. Almost half the book then describes the campaigns in Rhodesia in the 1890's . Burnham was one of only three survivors of Maj. Allan Wilson's last stand -- the Shangani Patrol. In the Second Matabele War, Burnham befriended Robert Baden-Powell and taught him 'woodcraft', the basis of Scouting, thus becoming the 'Father' of the international scouting movement. He left Africa to prospect for gold in the Klondike, but returned during the Boer…