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1.1 A Man, a Book, an Island - The Hero of Mafeking returns to civilian life and conducts an experiment

Lord and Lady Baden-Powell travelled exte nsive ly in their ro les as Chi ef Scout and
C hi ef G uide, and in thi s way they both supported the world-wide Scouting movement.
Baden-Powell continued to write throu gho ut hi s li fe, and issued more than 50 books.

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Lord Baden-Powell chose Africa fo r hi s retirement. He and hi s w ife
O lave retreated in 1938 to the town of Nyeri in Kenya, for a few
years' peace. On 8 January 1941, B-P died at Paxtu at the age of 83.

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Baden-Powell was buried on the slopes below Mo unt Kenya. Lady Baden-Powell 's ashes are beside him.
Hi s gravestone bears a circle w ith a dot in the center, which is the Boy Scout trail sign fo r "I have gone home".