Famous People: Levi Strauss
Read about Levi Strauss, the man who made a fortune from selling blue jeans. Learn about the history of denim and how these pants were first sold to miners. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on the California Gold Rush.
Grades
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- 6,
- 7,
- 8
Links
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PBS: The West: Levi Strauss
Read a short biography of Levi Strauss.
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Levi Strauss & Company
Click on "A History of Everyone's Favorite Fabric: Denim." This seven-page PDF file offers the history of denim and explains Levi Strauss' role in creating blue jeans.
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Levis: The Jeans That Won the West
Trace the origins of denim jeans in the west. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Fascinating facts about Levi Strauss
Learn more about Levi Strauss the inventor of blue jeans.
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Denim Jeans - Fashion History
Trace the history of denim jeans in throughout fashion history. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Jewish Heroes in America
This is a brief biography about Levi Strauss.
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The Productive Blues (Jeans)
This lesson plan uses the Levi Strauss Company to illustrate economic concepts relating to human, natural, and capital resources. NOTE: This site includes moderated comments. NOTE: Some external links are broken.
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Levi Strauss (1829-1902)
This site includes biographical history about inventor Levi Strauss. View photos of the location where he is buried. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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eThemes Resource: Westward Expansion: California Gold Rush
Read about the discovery of gold in California and how this lured many gold seekers west. Learn about the routes they traveled, how they mined the gold, and the difficulties of life in a mining camp. Includes first-hand accounts and historic drawings. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on the Oregon Trail.
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