These days, you would have a hard time finding anyone who has not owned a pair of Levi's at one time or another. Today they're a fashion staple, but when Levi Strauss first started making blue jeans, he was just trying to make sturdy pants for the farmers, miners, and railroad workers who were his customers. In this fun, information-packed biography, young readers will meet the hardworking teenage immigrant who came to America looking for a better life. The peddler who started his career with a hundred-pound sack on his ...
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These days, you would have a hard time finding anyone who has not owned a pair of Levi's at one time or another. Today they're a fashion staple, but when Levi Strauss first started making blue jeans, he was just trying to make sturdy pants for the farmers, miners, and railroad workers who were his customers. In this fun, information-packed biography, young readers will meet the hardworking teenage immigrant who came to America looking for a better life. The peddler who started his career with a hundred-pound sack on his back surely never imagined that one day his name would be a household word around the globe.
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Add this copy of Levi Strauss: the Man Behind Blue Jeans (Famous to cart. $35.35, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Enslow Pub Inc.
