Author: MURPHY, FRANK
Title: The Legend of the Teddy Bear
Description: Chelsea, Mich: Sleeping Bear Press, 2000. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 1585360139. Illustrated by Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. Color; 11 x 11"; Unpaginated pages; Hard cover has a brown spine with white lettering. Slight rubbing to covers. DJ has light rubbing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight; not numbered; 29 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color pictures. 'While nearly everyone has a memory of their own favorite tattered teddy bear, the details of the day President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear have been lost to time. Now, nearly 100 years later, the legend that has grown around that fateful encounter will captivate you in this delightful tale. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen brings his magical touch to another great American legend with illustrations for the origins of America's favorite stuffed animal and how it got its name. Author Frank Murphy shares the history and lucky timing of two candy store entrepreneurs who took the story of President Theodore Roosevelt's warmhearted gesture in refusing to shoot a cornered bear and turned it into a legend of the toy world. Relive the memory of your own timeless, tattered "Teddy's" bear with The Legend of the Teddy Bear. '. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 1585360139 Juvenile Literature; Children's Literature; Animals; Wild Animals; Hunting; Presidents; Speeches; Writings; American History; Hobbies; Cultural History; Social History; Juvenile Cultural History Animals Education American History Crafts/Needlew