Books in 19Th Century
Explore our curated list of farming and tractor history books.
Deer Creek The Murders of William H. Gibson and John S. Frazer
In 1890 two Kansas cattlemen were murdered in Elk and Chautauqua Counties. William H. Gibson and John S. Frazer were killed after Tick Fever decimated herds, which was brought to Kansas with their Texas Longhorns. Gibson was poisoned in a hotel room while Frazer was brutally stabbed on the prairie. The crime remains unsolved. The author has spent years studying newspapers and legal documents to chronicle events occurring before and after the homicides. The most comprehensive account available.
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John Deere He Gave to the World the Steel Plow
This is a new release of the original 1937 edition.
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John Deere, That's Who!
<p>Back in the 1830s, who was a young blacksmith from Vermont, about to make his mark on American history? John Deere, that’s who!<br><br>Who moved to Illinois, where farmers were struggling to plow through the thick, rich soil they called gumbo? Who tinkered and tweaked and tested until he invented a steel plow that sliced into the prairie easy as you please?<br><br>Long before the first tractor, who changed farming forever? John Deere, that’s who!<br><br>Beautiful illustrations—including spectacular landscapes—reflect the time period and bring John Deere's remarkable story to life.</p>
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