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Tractor wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the birth of modern agriculture Cover Image Book Book
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Tractor wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the birth of modern agriculture / Neil Dahlstrom.

Dahlstrom, Neil, 1976- (author.).

Summary:
With all the bitterness and drama of the race between Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, Tractor Wars is the untold story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture--a power farming revolution that would usher in a whole new world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781953295743 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1953295746 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Dallas, TX : Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc., [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-264) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Key tractors and personnel -- Prologue -- The Ford tractor -- John Deere: "the newcomer" -- The tractor works -- "Divorce the plow from the tractor" -- "The great awakening" -- "Small tractor proposition" --Henry Ford Day -- "A war to end all wars" -- "First class all the way" -- "England gets them first" -- The John Deere tractor -- "Ford likes a success" -- Tractor City -- "Better, cheaper" -- "Depression is awful" -- Farmall -- Iron man -- "Our main competition" -- "Stick to it" -- "A vengeance" -- "High hopes" -- "Power farmer" -- "The layoff will be brief" -- "The business of raising food" -- Epilogue.

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Subject: Tractor industry > United States > History.
Agriculture > United States > History.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Elkland Area Community Library 338.7 DA (Text) 30363000799656 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Knoxville Public Library 338.7 DAH (Text) 30543003775734 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Montrose 338.7 DAHL (Text)
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New Castle Public Library 338.7 Dahlstrom (Text) 31902005450036 NWCM Non-Fiction Available -
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