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Penguin Workshop, 2021-09-03

Who Was Levi Strauss?

Who Was Levi Strauss?

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Ellen Labrecque, Author, Who Hq, Author

Stephen Marchesi, Illustrator

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9780448488561

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A biography of the inventor of blue jeans.
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This engaging biography captures the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that helped define an era. A story of vision, persistence, and impact stitched into history.

Keywords and Themes: Achievement • Biography & Autobiography • Clothing • Dedication • Dress & Hair • Entrepreneurship • Historical • History • Identity • Ingenuity • Innovation • Juvenile Nonfiction • Opportunity • Persistence • Resourcefulness • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 5.8

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 112

Subjects • Strauss • Levi • Levi Strauss and Company • History • Businessmen • United States • Clothing trade • Jeans (Clothing) • Biographies

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | Clothing, Dress & Hair • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century

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 Strauss 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.

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