a “superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture.”
Michael Taube, The Wall Street Journal
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A Midwest civil rights case you should know
On July 24, 1945, Charles Toney and his then girlfriend, Ann Palmer, walked to the elegantly appointed Capitol Theatre, a 2,500-seat art deco style movie theater on West 3rd Street in downtown Davenport, Iowa. The movie was The Valley of Decision, based on the book of the same name, starring Gregory Peck, Greer Garson, and…
Keep readingJohn Froelich’s 1892 Farm Tractor
For two or three months each year, John Froelich left the grain elevator he owned and operated in Froelich, Iowa, a small town in northeast Iowa named for his father. Like most years, South Dakota was his destination. With him travelled a group that left their jobs, families, and neighbors for the tedious, back-breaking work…
Keep readingThe Birth of the Farm Tractor: Three Approaches to Corporate Strategy
The tractor transformed farming. John Deere, Henry Ford, and International Harvester offer three unique historical case studies from the fascinating era that introduced power farming.
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