02410cam a2200445 i 4500 606156981 TxAuBib 20230105120000.0 210217s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021933012 9780448488561 PAP 5.99 0448488566 PAP 5.99 TxAuBib rda Labrecque, Ellen, author. Who was Levi Strauss [BOOK] / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021. 108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Who was 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. 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. 20230105. Strauss, Levi 1829-1902 Juvenile literature. Levi Strauss and Company Juvenile literature. Businesspeople United States Biography Juvenile literature. Clothing trade United States History Juvenile literature. Jeans (Clothing) History Juvenile literature. Jeans (Clothing) Juvenile literature. Businessmen Biography Juvenile literature. Clothing industry Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies Juvenile fiction. Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator. Who was.