Synopses & Reviews
This is the complete history of the tractor that changed farmingin America and around the worldforever. International Harvester began to experiment with tractors around 1905. It wasnt until the early 1920s that the company hit upon a successful model for the small-acreage farmerand the Farmall tractor was born. The make went on to become the dominant tractor in America, selling more than a million models a year in the peak of the post-war boom.
Review
Farm Collector, December 2005“If you are looking to settle in for a long winter’s night with a beautifully photographed, carefully researched tractor book, this one should top your list. A solid addition to your library.”
Synopsis
A bestselling author and photographer turns his lens on this iconic American tractor from International Harvester's first 1924 Farmall line to the new compact tractors being produced by Case-NewHolland today.
About the Author
Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles for Motorbooks and sister publisher Voyageur Press, including his most recent Complete Book of Porsche 911 and Corvette 60 Years.He has just finished Porsche 911: Fifty Years, a reexamination of the 911 story based on nearly two dozen new interviews. He lives in southern California, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.