Sneaker Century
Download or Read eBook Sneaker Century PDF written by Amber J. Keyser and published by Twenty-First Century Books (Tm). This book was released on 2015 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Amber J. Keyser |
| Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781467726405 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1467726400 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sneaker Century by : Amber J. Keyser
Book excerpt: The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new material - rubber. For thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay.
