where he built up a reputation as a good fisherman, hunter and a first-rate shot. When Eddie was still only six or seven, an uncle, a Russian army veteran and survivor of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, also moved to the Seattle area and told Eddie tales of his experiences in that war.
"He had been run through from front to back with bayonets many times," Eddie wrote later, "through the arms, shoulders, neck and chest. How he could survive was miraculous." He showed Eddie the scars, and
he also told him of the down-filled clothing the soldiers wore, clothing that enabled them to survive winter weather just as deadly as Japanese bayonets. The scars and the clothing both stuck in the boy's mind. Eddie eventually opened his own store, selling sporting goods and hunting and fishing gear. He was popular, easy-going, handsome, hardworking, knowledgeable about the gear he sold and the activities he sold them for, and he did well. He not only survived the Great Depression, he actually
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ddie Bauer's new lines of guide-tested shooting and hunting apparel include jackets, vests, pants and shirts, all reflecting the same attention to detail that has earned the company widespread renown. Opposite: Eddie Bauer in 1926, and his wife, Christine "Stine," with Blackie, Bauer's beloved Labrador retriever.
expanded his business. He married the girl who became his wife of 57 years. (Just a modestly enthusiastic sportswoman herself, Christine "Stine"
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