Teddy Bears
Most Americans carry fond memories of a childhood teddy bear. Although contemporary stuffed animals are manufactured in the form of every creature from aardvarks to zebras, the bear remains the most popular choice. Today, the making, selling, and collecting of teddy bears represent significant human and economic activities.
The teddy bear has origins both in the United States and in Europe, each dating back to 1902. When U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) took a hunting trip to Mississippi that year, one of his companions captured a black bear cub and brought it to Roosevelt to shoot. The president saw no.....
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