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John Deere, That’s Who

Tracy Nelson Maurer

This biography introduces John Deere as a young Vermont blacksmith in the 1830s. After moving to Illinois, he encountered farmers struggling to work the region’s heavy soil. Deere developed a lightweight steel plow that cut through it quickly and easily. Customers called the tool the “singing plow.” The invention changed farming from work focused on feeding one family into a business. The book includes a glossary, fact page, and bibliography.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Economics And Money · History · Inventions · Work And Careers
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published
March 28, 2017
ISBN-13
9781627791298
Language
English
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