The Farm Tractor 100 Years of North American Tractors

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-10-15
Publisher(s): Voyageur Press
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Summary

Here is the biggest, best, and most complete history of classic farm tractors. All North American models make their appearance--from John Deere and Farmall to fascinating "orphans" like the Steel Mule, from the late 1800s steamers through the high-powered workhorses of the 1970s. In addition to hundreds of high-detail large-format photography of tractors and equipment (see below for samples), the volume includes 100 color and black-and-white archival photos, advertising posters, and brochures. The result is an unparalleled look at the icon of American agriculture. Chapter 1: Muscles to Motors Chapter 2: Allis-Chalmers Chapter 3: J.I. Case Chapter 4: Caterpillar Chapter 5: John Deere Chapter 6: Ford Chapter 7: International Harvester Chapter 8: Massey-Ferguson Chapter 9: Minneapolis-Moline Chapter 10: Oliver Corporation Chapter 11: Orphans and Others

Author Biography

Photographer-author Ralph W. Sanders has photographed tractors for more than 40 years. He grew up on an Illinois farm where he had ample opportunity to "exercise" a 1933 Farmall F-12 and 1948 Farmall C, as well as a Farmall H, Farmall MD, and McCormick W-6. He has worked as Illinois field editor for Prairie Farmer; associate editor at Successful Farming; full-time freelance agricultural photographer for Successful Farming, Deere & Co., Massey-Ferguson, Kinze Mfg., Vermeer Mfg., DuPont Ag, Monsanto Ag, and others. Sanders is the author of several books from Voyageur Press, including Vintage Farm Tractors, and photographer for DuPont's long-running Classic Tractors calendar. He lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Bob Feller is a baseball hall of famer and vintage tractor collector.
 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Foreword
Muscles to Motors
Allis-Chalmers
J. I. Case
Caterpillar
John Deere
Ford
International Harvester
Massey-Ferguson
Minneapolis-Moline
Oliver Corporation
Orphans and OthersTractor Timeline
Bibliography
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