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Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth...
by Dahlstrom, Neil | HC | VeryGood
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A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781953295743
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
BenBella Books
ISBN-10
1953295746
ISBN-13
9781953295743
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050409543
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tractor Wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Industries / Agribusiness, Agriculture / General, Economics / General, United States / General
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-034770
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
338.762922520973
Synopsis
"Mr. Dahlstrom...has written a superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture. We now know the whole story of when farming, business and the free-market economy diverged, divided and conquered." --Wall Street Journal Discover the untold story of the "tractor wars," the twenty-year period that introduced power farming--the most fundamental change in world agriculture in hundreds of years. Before John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester became icons of American business, they were competitors in a forgotten battle for the farm. From 1908-1928, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, these brands were engaged in a race to introduce the tractor and revolutionize farming. By the turn of the twentieth century, four million people had left rural America and moved to cities, leaving the nation's farms shorthanded for the work of plowing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and threshing. That's why the introduction of the tractor is an innovation story as essential as man's landing on the moon or the advent of the internet--after all, with the tractor, a shrinking farm population could still feed a growing world. But getting the tractor from the boardroom to the drafting table, then from factory and the farm, was a technological and competitive battle that until now, has never been fully told. A researcher, historian, and writer, Neil Dahlstrom has spent decades in the corporate archives at John Deere. In Tractor Wars , Dahlstrom offers an insider's view of a story that entwines a myriad of brands and characters, stakes and plots: the Reverend Daniel Hartsough, a pastor turned tractor designer; Alexander Legge, the eventual president of International Harvester, a former cowboy who took on Henry Ford; William Butterworth and the oft-at-odds leadership team at John Deere that partnered with the enigmatic Ford but planned for his ultimate failure. 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.
LC Classification Number
HD9710.4.U62D34 2021
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- 21 Jun, 2025
dissappointed because I ordered The DVD and received the book.
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Awesome book tractor wars
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Broad view of the early tractor years.
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Great old John Deere history and nice big Pictures
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