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Mr. Blue Jeans

A Story about Levi Strauss (Creative Minds Biographies)

Narrator
56m
English
ISBN: 979-8-89153-409-4

Description

In 1847 an eighteen-year-old immigrant arrived in New York. He had little in his pockets and no knowledge of English. However, by 1874, people throughout the United States knew him as the man who made blue jeans with copper rivets. Even now Levi Strauss's name lives on as a mark of quality and style. In Mr. Blue Jeans, Maryann N. Weidt presents the history of this hardworking man, as he struggles through long, grueling days as a peddler and challenging times as a young businessman. His honesty, integrity, and generosity stand out as clearly as his name, making this rags-to-riches story well worth listening.

Tracks
  1. Opening Credits
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter 1: Buttenheim
  4. Chapter 2: The Peddler
  5. Chapter 3: Around the Horn
  6. Chapter 4: Tough Trousers
  7. Chapter 5: Those Rivets
  8. Chapter 6: A Generous Hand
  9. Closing Credits
In This Series

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Revolutionary Poet
Mark T-W-A-I-N!
Civil Rights Pioneer
Walking the Road to Freedom
Go Free or Die
A Pocketful of Goobers
The Wizard of Sound
What Are You Figuring Now?
A Hunger for Learning
President of the Underground Railroad
Musical Genius
Chocolate by Hershey
Fine Print
The Back of Beyond
Discovering Nature's Laws
Remember the Ladies
Tales for Hard Times
We'll Race You, Henry
First Son and President
Listening to Crickets
Frontier Surgeons
Click!
The Country Artist
Between Two Worlds
Writing for Freedom
Fighting for Equal Rights
Science Fiction Pioneer
Beyond Little Women
Germ Hunter
Pioneer Plowmaker