Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon by James Sullivan

Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon

James Sullivan

320 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced

Description

The story of America’s best-loved garment, from the humble pants Levi Strauss sold to California miners in the 1870s to big-city socialites spending big money—$300 and up—for premium jeans today Since their emergence over a century and a half ago...

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