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Who was Levi Strauss? / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593224601
  • 0593224604
  • 9780448488561
  • 0448488566
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Levi Strauss? -- Life in Bavaria -- Coming to America -- California, here I come -- Natural salesman -- The West opens up -- Merchant prince of the Pacific Coast -- The birth of blue jeans -- Blue jean fever -- Levi's workers -- Sharing the wealth -- The Levi legacy -- Levi's today -- Timelines.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography STRAUSS, L. L126 Available 33111009800166
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography STRAUSS, L. L126 Available 33111010495121
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography STRAUSS, L. L126 Available 33111009839719
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

"An official Who HQ book"--Cover.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

Who was Levi Strauss? -- Life in Bavaria -- Coming to America -- California, here I come -- Natural salesman -- The West opens up -- Merchant prince of the Pacific Coast -- The birth of blue jeans -- Blue jean fever -- Levi's workers -- Sharing the wealth -- The Levi legacy -- Levi's today -- Timelines.

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