Books in Americana
Explore our curated list of farming and tractor history books.
Classic Tractor Americana Notebook The Good Life
The ideal notebook for farmers and members of the farming community. This artistic black and white tractor design is elegant. 150 pages of blank college ruled paper. Perfect portable notebook for a farmer.
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John Deere
<b>From the quaint little "Johnny Poppers" of the company's early years to the New Generation tractors to the highly sophisticated thousand series of today. <i>John Deere</i> covers these soldiers of the soil like you've never seen before.</b> <ul> <li>This hardcover book includes an eye-catching cover and beautiful photos and illustrations covering a vast array of John Deere products from tractors and combines, to industrial and recreational units.</li> <li>Classic and modern tractors and period ads join rare "action" images to chronicle the history of America's most famous and glorious workhorses.</li> <li>Technical, aesthetic, and cultural progressions of agricultural technology that influenced and were influenced by John Deere.</li> <li>144 pages.</li> </ul>
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John Deere New Generation and Generation II Tractors History, Models, Variations & Specifications 1960s-1970s
<p>In the 1960s and 1970s, John Deere’s tractors evolved dramatically from small machines into large, powerful tractors with modern advances and muscular engines; it was a period of the greatest changes since the 1920s. Deere christened these tractors the New Generation. This book in the Tractor Legacy series examines these Big Green machines in detail, with archival and current photography of restored tractors, a thorough historical text, and details of model specifications and variations. </p>
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This Old John Deere A Treasury of Vintage Tractors and Family Farm Memories
<p>Whether you dream of restoring a John Deere or have a whole shed full of them, you'll cherish the reminiscences within the pages of <i>This Old John Deere. </i>This book is a treasury of memories?"short stories, essays, tall tales, and reminiscences?"all devoted to John Deere tractors and to their role on the family farm. The authors of the pieces collected in this anthology come from a wide range of backgrounds and farming regions. Some are respected respected tractor historians; other are regular farm folk with a story to share. The beautiful photography comes from a variety of well-known photographers and archives, and there's also an endearing selection of paintings and other farm art.</p><p>There's no tractor like a John Deere. The most popular make among collectors and restorers deserves its own tribute, so we've gathered a fabulous collection of artwork and stories devoted just to the famous green machines. Stories--ranging from the first ride upon a John Deere to the fateful day when the team of horses was replaced by the shiny new Johnny Popper--by well-known and respected farm contributors include Patricia Penton Leimbach, Donald Zolan, Dave Barnhouse, Don Macmillan, C.H. Wendel, and Ralph W. Sanders.</p>
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Vintage Allis-Chalmers Tractors The Ultimate Tribute to Allis-Chalmers Tractors
Allis-Chalmers’s history is as rich as the Persian orange paint that graced its farm tractors for nearly six decades. Vintage Allis-Chalmers Tractors is a one-of-a-kind book for collectors, historians, and tractor enthusiasts, providing a detailed and fascinating background of Allis-Chalmers’ legacy along with more than 100 spectacular photographs. Illustrations include black-and-white historical photos, vibrant period advertising artwork, and contemporary color photos of collectible tractors. Allis-Chalmers buffs will find the outstanding photographs and authoritative text irresistible! Chester Peterson Jr., a former editor of Successful Farming, Kansas Business News, and Simmental Shield, has written many other tractor books and articles. He is a freelance writer specializing in agriculture and other subjects.
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