Levi strauss history
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Levi Strauss & Co.
History Of Levi Strauss:
Levi Strauss was the founder of what now is the biggest jean manufacturer in the world. Levis Strauss was born in Buttenheim, Bavaria on February 26, 1829. Levi did not come to America until two years after the death of his father. He made this trip with his brothers and sisters who were Jacob, Rosia, Mathilde, Fanny. They all came together to meet up with their other brothers Jonas, and Louis. Jonas and Louis had already started a dry good business called J. Strauss Brother & Co. This is where Levi learned the way of the dry good business. After a few years of working with his family he decided he wanted to head out west when news came of the California Gold Rush...