Howard Dorre

Howard Dorre

Howard Dorre is a Los Angeles-based writer and project manager. He produces and co-hosts the history podcast "Plodding Through the Presidents."

The New Jersey Morning Call said Billy Possum had “a head that is likely to give a baby [a] nightmare.”

How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America's National Toy

In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly

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