Daniel Carter Beard

Beard’s career started as an engineer and surveyer, but after attending art school he became an illustrator and editor. Much of his writing was related to outdoor activities, and he founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, which later merged with the Boy Scouts of America.

A note on article attribution on this site: The Outing Magazine article and illustrations are by a “Dan Beard”; attribution on this site is an educated guess based on the similarity to other work done by Daniel Carver Beard and the appropriateness of the timeline. However, pending definite confirmation, this should be regarded only as an educated guess.