Reviews
Featured Articles:
Scouting Magazine - Jan/Feb 2007 Issue
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - February 2007 (may require free registration)
Featured Reviews:
"The stories captured in Legacy of Honor hold valuable lessons for our country as we face new challenges at home and abroad. These Eagle Scouts will inspire readers to become leaders in serving others."President Jimmy Carter
39th president of the United States and founder of The Carter Center
"Legacy of Honor will have a positive impact on the lives of millions of boys and their families. Think what a great country we would be if we all lived the principles of Scouting. We would all be honest, trustworthy, and loyal. We would help other people at all times. We would keep ourselves physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. And finally, we would always be prepared! If everyone in our country lives the principles of Scouting, the best years in our country's history will be in the future."Ross Perot
Founder of EDS and Perot Systems
"Alvin Townley's book reveals the legacy of the Boy Scouts. He relates the adventures and deeds of Eagle Scouts living by the Scout Oath - On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight - while contributing to the success of America. An excellent story that will inspire all of us."Captain James A. Lovell
Commander of Apollo 13
"The unique leadership role in America over the past century of men who earned their Eagle Scout award as boys is unparalleled in business, the professions, politics, the military and national security. Legacy of Honor explores this extraordinary phenomenon of Eagles' leadership through individual stories, both informative and inspirational."Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
"Alvin Townley's book, Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts, describes how the Eagle Scout program can shape a life. He demonstrates this by providing examples of many former Eagles who have succeeded in life in no small part because of their experience in Scouting. Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."Bill Bradley
Former Senator, NBA champion, and Olympic gold medalist
"Commitment and devotion to the bedrock principles of our country -- optimism, fairness, determination and preparedness - are inseparably intertwined with Scouting. Alvin Townley does a superb job of portraying how Eagle Scouting helps shape these everyday yet incredibly powerful values that serve our families and society so well."J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Marriott International
"In Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts, we not only learn who many of these Eagle Scouts were, but the kind of leaders they have become and the enormous contributions they have made to their country and the world. In compiling these life stories, Alvin Townley has completed a picture of an extraordinary program and how its training has helped shape equally extraordinary lives."Christine Todd Whitman
Two-term governor and former presidential cabinet member
"This book solves the mystery of why Ross Perot and Mayor Bloomberg of New York have been fiercely loyal oath-bound brothers all these years and will remain so until the abyss of death. Both are -- not were but are -- Eagle Scouts."Tom Wolfe
Author of The Right Stuff, Bonfire of the Vanities, and A Man in Full
"Legacy of Honor captures clearly the spirit of America's Eagle Scouts - their dedication to high ideals, self-discipline, and character. Eagle Scouts are not just leaders but particular kinds of leaders, guided by a sense of purpose and service to others. The profiles of outstanding individuals in Townley's book explain why. It is a reassuring story in a period of history that sometimes causes one to wonder whether the development of character has gone out of fashion."Kenneth P. Ruscio
President, Washington and Lee University
"Scouting and conservation share respect for the natural world, so it always seemed natural to me that many of our staff and volunteer leaders would be Eagle Scouts--this book provides wonderful insights into all that Scouting offers and how it helps develop tomorrow's leaders."Steve McCormick
President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy
"Whether you choose to become a teacher, a police officer, a doctor, or even the mayor of the greatest city in the world, your experiences as an Eagle Scout will prove invaluable. Alvin Townley's Legacy of Honor does justice to the proud history and bright future of the Eagle Scouts."Michael Bloomberg
Mayor of New York City
