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.
| ISBN: | 9780448488561 |
| Publication date: | 9th March 2021 |
| Author: | Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ |
| Illustrator: | Stephen Marchesi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Who Was? |