The World's Greatest Tractors [Library Binding]

John Carroll (Author), Doug Nye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998 | Series: Tractors (Book 6)

An illustrated survey of the development of tractors.

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Book Description

Farm tractors have revolutionized food production and raised the living standards of millions of people as well as proving their worth in other applications. All hold a special place in the hearts of enthusiasts, many bent on restoring vintage models to their former glory.

Among the many subjects discussed in his handsomely illustrated history of the tractor are:
-- Early tractors and the beginnings of mass production
-- Tractors during World War II and afterward
-- Major tractor manufacturers
-- Crawling tractors and tractor derivatives

Classic tractors are represented, together with their modern high-tech counterparts, and details of manufacturers and specifications are provided to furnish the reader a detailed overview of some of the world's most popular farming machines. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 111 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791050033
• ISBN-13: 978-0791050033
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,631,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Tractor Book Ever Written, March 28, 2000

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Lee Parkins (Rocky Mtn. House, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World's Greatest Tractors (Hardcover)

This book starts at the beginning of the tractor era and keeps on going right to the up to date machinery and technology today. We have a three and a half year old son that new all(and I mean all) of the tractors in this book before he hit age three. We sat with him night after night and day after day with this book. He just kept wanting to know these tractors and what they were all about. We live on a farm and the cover of this book is the same tractor that his Popa drives every day. He has since destroyed the first book from so much reading, so we are ordering a new one from a book store in Rocky Mtn. House where we live. We will try to keep this one in a little better shape so that he can pass it on to his children one day. Thank you so much for making a book with so many pictures and so much information on each tractor, who knows, maybe some day he'll grow up to be a farm machinery repair man or something. Thank you again