Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans

Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery

by National Geographic Learning, Charles Barnett III (Illustrator), Dave Hoover (Illustrator)

In graphic novel format, tells the story of Levi Strauss and the evolution of blue jeans.

Genres: History, Biography

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[StrictlySequential ArtNarrative · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've waited eagerly for this to become BWBBB eligible* because it fascinates me how this man -and his tailor Jacob Davis of course- from the crude wild-west made utility clothing into the most infamous fashion clothing that the world has ever known for the longest amount of years!

It turns out that he was "married" to his job thus spawned no heirs. Who got everything? Jacob Davis' family should have because his name is essentially lost in history even though Levi couldn't have done it without him.

You prose Janes and Joes should really grab a bio of this determined individual who really struck a chord with me emotionally.
(I would if I could but I get hopelessly lost in a boring sea of words. I need a story art-accompanied and separated into manageable boxes and phylactere. How did I graduate from an excellent University? Book summaries on the internet. I call my degree a BA in BS because I also had to be "full of it" to pull it off with such poor attendance.)

I sure am today! Why am I writing all this in a review?


*I only buy these ex-library non-fictions at base-base price (≤$3) else I'd have nearly all of them already and have spent way too much. (BWBBB used to be -$1.50 if you bought 6 but now you must buy 10 and only get 30% off. Plus, base price went up from $3-$3.50 to $4...)

[Yue Luna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Idk how I feel about this one

[Lakshya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I confused him with the structuralist, and ended up reading it.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a simple biography series told in graphic novel form. They are quick to read and students really enjoy them.