Outward Bound USA: Crew Not Passengers

By Joshua L. Miner and Joseph R. Boldt

Book Overview

Outward Bound is well-known for their courses in outdoor learning but few people understand the philosophy behind these programs. This book explains how OB USA founder Joshua T. Minor came to understand the teachings of Kurt Hahn considered a progressive educator in World War II Europe, and shows how the foundation of growing through experiencing the unfamiliar, the difficult and the adventurous, has created a company that has grown to embrace five separate wilderness schools, two urban centers, and several other sites in the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868742
• ISBN13: 9780898868746
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

The definative history Outward Bound in the USA

This great, classic history of Outward Bound in the United States has been updated to include the newer parts of Outward Bound including Expeditionary Learning, the highly successful school reform initiative. One of the authors, Josh Miner, was responsible for bringing Outward Bound to the United States. He was there when it all started and his stories are so real and down to earth. This book is a must read for any one who has interest in Outward Bound or outdoor adventure in general.