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Tractor Wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture by Neil Dahlstrom (2022, Hardcover)
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Tractor Wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture, Hardcover by Dahlstrom, Neil, ISBN 1953295746, ISBN-13 9781953295743, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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"--
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBenBella Books
ISBN-101953295746
ISBN-139781953295743
eBay Product ID (ePID)5050409543
Product Key Features
Book TitleTractor Wars : John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicIndustries / Agribusiness, Economics / General, Agriculture / General, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
AuthorNeil Dahlstrom
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-034770
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal338.762922520973
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., "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 NumberHD9710.4.U62D34 2021
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- Jul 31, 2022
Awesome book tractor wars
I worked for John Deere almost 30 years very interested in the start up and grounds gained over the years great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 11, 2022
Broad view of the early tractor years.
Easy reading. Tells a lot about the world in the times tractors were getting a grip on agriculture, and not just waving the green and yellow flags.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 19, 2022
Great old John Deere history and nice big Pictures
Great book loaded with great pictures of old John Deere TractorsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 14, 2022
Informative and easy to read.
Great details and an intimate portrait of the times, events, and people who ushered in the days of mechanized agriculture.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 26, 2023
Tractor Wars
Specific content, limits readers interest. I am interested in farming history and antique farm machinery. Growing up om a farm in the 1940's and 50's this book is very interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 04, 2022
I AGREE
NO REAL CONS,I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 13, 2022
Little known back histories
Pretty dry reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 25, 2022
WELL WRITTEN
VERY WELL WRITTENVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
