The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere Hardcover – March 31, 2005

This book was purchased as a gift for my John-Deere loving son and he absolutely loves it! It came quickly, is in great shape, and is a great piece of our country's history that any tractor fan will enjoy reading!

Great, in-depth stories of the early history of John Deere! If you're looking for an antique tractor book, this isn't it, but it's sure to be interesting for any John Deere fan!

This is a story of the developement of a company through it's successes and failures. The founders had dreems for the future of their company and of the nation. A quality narative of the growth of the John Deere Company, of the effects of the labor movement and the developent of industrial America. Well worth the time to read.

Gift to my husband for Christmas. He loved it!! Biggest John Deere fan I know.😊

Great book.

This book takes an in depth look at a well-known brand. If you see a green tractor, it's almost certainly a John Deere. I had no idea of how large a part his son, Charles, played in making the company what it is today. The company dealt with a lot of political and society changes, and they came through while still caring for their employees. While John was more a "man of the people," his son didn't look down on them from his lofty tower. It was interesting!While I wanted to learn more about the tractor aspect of the company, it wouldn't have made sense, since John and Charles weren't alive when the company branched out into tractors. I learned a lot, and I wasn't bored. I kind of wished there had been a couple of diagrams since I'm not super familiar with the parts of a plow. I liked the pictures that were included in the book, and it's not super long. I truly enjoyed reading about John and Charles Deere and would recommend this book to anyone interested in the origins of the company and/or the men behind it.

Bought this a a gift for my dad for Christmas. He is into John Deere trackers. He has also restored an old John Deere tractor, that is how much he loves them. So I thought this would be a good compliment to his hobby. He really likes the book.

A good history on how the prairie was opened.