John Deere He Gave to the World the Steel Plow (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from John Deere: He Gave to the World the Steel Plow <p>It's called by the name of Grand Detour, sir. A name from the French, signifying the big bend of the river which you see at this point. He waved an arm around. Have you folks made a choice of place that you're bound for? <p>The tall man cracked his whip idly against a near wheel. We did set out for a town some neighbors of ours have settled at, called Buffalo Grove. You know it? But we'll be settling ourselves down, most anywheres soon, I reckon, if only to give our womenfolk a rest from the riding. What's land like, hereabouts? <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.