Dieser Autor taucht tief in die Geschichte des amerikanischen Westens ein, mit einer besonderen Faszination für die raue Wüstenlandschaft. Er erforscht vergangene Leben und Geschichten, die im Sand und in den Gebirgen verborgen sind, und bringt sie dem Leser durch fesselnde historische Erzählungen nahe. Seine Werke beleuchten oft vergessene Kapitel im Leben von Frauen und untersuchen einzigartige kulturelle Phänomene, die die amerikanische Identität geprägt haben. Der Stil des Autors zeichnet sich durch sorgfältige Recherche und Liebe zum Detail aus, wodurch die Leser mit neuem Einblick in die Vergangenheit blicken können.
Set in San Francisco in 1952, the story follows Phoebe McFarland, a war widow seeking change in her life. She leaves her job and friends behind to spend six months at her in-laws' dude ranch in Tribulation, Arizona. This journey promises personal growth and new experiences as Phoebe navigates her newfound independence and the challenges that come with it.
Blue jeans are globally beloved and quintessentially American. They symbolize everything from the Old West to the hippie counter-culture; everyone from car mechanics to high-fashion models wears jeans. And no name is more associated with blue jeans than Levi Strauss & Co., the creator of this classic American garment. As a young man Levi Strauss left his home in Germany and immigrated to America. He made his way to San Francisco and by 1853 had started his company. Soon he was a leading businessman in a growing commercial city that was beginning to influence the rest of the nation. Family-centered and deeply rooted in his Jewish faith, Strauss was the hub of a wheel whose spokes reached into nearly every aspect of American culture: business, philanthropy, politics, immigration, transportation, education, and fashion. But despite creating an American icon, Levi Strauss is a mystery. Little is known about the man, and the widely circulated "facts" about his life are steeped in mythology. In this first full-length biography, Lynn Downey sets the record straight about this brilliant businessman. Strauss's life was the classic American success story, filled with lessons about craft and integrity, leadership and innovation.
Levi's jeans are the consummate American icon. For nearly 150 years, Levi's jeans have been woven into the very fabric of American history and culture. America's love affair with jeans is movingly documented, and the wonderfully original Levi's advertising campaigns brilliantly reproduced. From the gold fields of California to the oil fields of Oklahoma, from wheat fields of Kansas to cattle drives in Texas - from Woodstock to Haight Ashbury to Rodeo Drive - Levi's jeans is the way to go.