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Who Was Levi Strauss?

Hardback

Main Details

Title Who Was Levi Strauss?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ellen Labrecque
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
SeriesWho Was?
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 146
ISBN/Barcode 9780593224601
ClassificationsDewey:338.7687116092
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin Workshop
Publication Date 9 March 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

How did an immigrant who sold sewing supplies in New York City reinvent himself in the American West by creating the most iconic pair of pants in the world? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! As a young working-class German immigrant, Levi Struass left his family's dry goods business in New York City to journey out west for the California Gold Rush. Only Levi wasn't looking for gold -- he wanted to provide the miners with sturdy clothes to wear while they worked in the dusty river beds. His solution? Blue jeans -- pants made of strong denim fabric -- which have become one of the most beloved and fashionable clothing items in the world. Who Was Levi Strauss? follows the remarkable journey of this American businessman, and takes a look at how one man and a pair of pants changed fashion and the world forever.

Author Biography

Ellen Labrecque is a former Senior Editor for Sports Illustrated for Kids and the author of over twenty nonfiction books for young readers, including biographies of Jim Thorpe and Magic Johnson and a number of Who Was? biographies.