John Deere - Hardcover

Leffingwell, Randy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760318611 ISBN 13: 9780760318614

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2004

Synopsis

In John Deere: A History of the Tractor, acclaimed author and photographer Randy Leffingwell uses his unique brand of storytelling to chronicle the company and the machines that have carried the distinctive green and yellow livery. With details gathered from exclusive interviews and access to John Deere company archives, Leffingwell searched out collectors with restored tractors, or those in superb original condition, to illustrate his text with over 300 beautiful color photographs. Includes a number of archival photographs and exclusive never-before-seen drawings and writings from the journals of Theo Brown, head of Deere's Plow Works experimental division from 1916 to 1952, as well as profiles of other key figures in John Deere's history through the last century. For any fan or collector of John Deere tractors or the history of farming in America, this officially-licensed book is a fantastic journey of an icon over 150 years in the making, now available in a quality trade paperback.

About this title

Synopsis:

No tractor has achieved a more iconic status than John Deere. It's simple, two-cylinder tractors proved just the reliable, dependable tool the early 20th century American farmer needed to take the great leap from farming with animals to mechanized farming. Although a late comer to the motorized farming industry, today's John Deere's two-cylinder tractors are the most sought after collector tractors in the world. When John Deere entered the multi-cylinder fray, it did so with the most advanced, groundbreaking machines ever built-the New Generation tractors. These tractors set the trends for all subsequent tractor development through the latter half of the 20th century. Today John Deere stands alone as the last of the great American independent ag manufacturers. Yet it is still going strong, still setting trends, and still building the icons of the future. John Deere is a gorgeously photographed, thoughtfully researched chronicle covering more than 150 years of Deere and Company innovation.

About the Author:

Award-winning writer and photographer Randy Leffingwell combines his fascination for all things mechanical with a gift for language and a photographic eye honed by his years as a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times to create fascinating and beautifully illustrated books about cars, motorcycles, and tractors. His first book with MBI Publishing Company was American Tractor, a book published in the 1980s and still one of the company’s bestselling titles to date.

About this edition

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0760318611
• ISBN 13: 9780760318614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384