Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans tells the story of the man who made the first pair of blue jeans - and changed the way the world dressed In the mid-1800s while adventurers rushed off to California to find gold Levi Strauss followed with an idea of his own. In dramatic graphic novel format this book follows Strauss as he works to create a pair of pants sturdy enough for gold miners. Readers will learn how Levi found that not just gold miners but hard-working people everywhere wanted the durable pants with the pocket rivets.