John deere biography ebooks

Complete with an insightful introduction from Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Robert Lane, The John Deere Way offers compelling and important reading for.!

John was born in Rutland, Vt., in 1804 and was raised in nearby Middlebury.

John Deere was born in Vermont in 1804 and raised by his mother after his father disappeared.

Complete with an insightful introduction from Deere & Company Chairman and CEO Robert Lane, The John Deere Way offers compelling and important reading for.

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He began as a debt-stricken blacksmith who, fleeing debt in New England in the 1830s, set up shop in a little town on the Illinois frontier.

‘Tis the season for a list, and in the spirit of the season, here are my top ten books about John Deere history. I’ve spent twenty years providing historical research services in the John Deere Archives, and over time, strong subject trends appear.

Based on those requests, here are my top ten books on the history of John Deere.

For a book to make my list, it must meet some criteria. It must have informational value, i.e., it must provide information and facts, must be written by experts, and in most cases, must include references and citations to primary sources.

These are listed in no particular order.

Edward C. Kendall's book provides an insightful and comprehensive account of the life and contributions of John Deere, the pioneer behind the steel plow.

I have also provided links to harder to discover, self-published titles.

John Deere’s Company: A History of Deere & Company and Its Times by Wayne Broehl. Dartmouth professor Wayne Broehl published his definitive history of the company in 1984.

This is an academic work, is heavily cited and exhaustive in its analysis of the company through 1984. It is the most com