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Author

Dahlstrom, Neil, 1976-

Title The John Deere story : a biography of plowmakers John & Charles Deere / Neil Dahlstrom and Jeremy Dahlstrom ; introduction by David Vaught.

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DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press, c2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	338.7681763 D138j 2005	---	Available
FSCC Non-Fiction	338.7 DAH 2005	---	Available

Description	xix, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-199) and index.
Contents	Young and enterprising -- John Deere, the plow king -- C. H. Deere's "celebrated Moline plows" -- Raging abolitionist -- The case of "the Moline plow" -- Supply and demand -- "'Tis purely business" -- Father Deere -- The plow trust -- Sick forever.
Subject	Deere, John, 1804-1886.
	Deere, Charles.
	Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
	Deere & Company -- History.
	Plows -- Illinois -- History.
	Agricultural machinery industry -- Illinois -- History.
Added Author	Dahlstrom, Jeremy.
ISBN	0875803369 (hardcover : alk. paper)