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John Deere Evolution: The Design and Engineering of an American Icon

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As seen in the Wall Street Journal! Winner of three gold independent publishing awards! This visually stunning work blends tractors photographed in custom-built studios with concept drawings and behind-the-scenes looks at how the machines were designed and built. The beautiful book also is encyclopedic, containing examples of every model line built by John Deere since 1919. It includes drawings and images from the archives of the Henry Dreyfuss Archives housed at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in Manhattan, and from the Theo Brown Archives kept at Wooster Polytechnic Institute. Period images from the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, and other notable historic archives add visual depth to the history. Matching the strong visuals is an in-depth history that includes interviews with industrial designers, dealers, and farmers who created, sold, and used the machines. This stunning book offers fantastic imagery and in-depth text sure to please any John Deere or tractor history enthusiast! Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Octane Press; First Edition (January 6, 2022)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 350 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1642340081


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 82


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.1 pounds


Best Sellers Rank: #135,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #13 in Materials Science (Books) #68 in Industrial & Product Design #469 in Agricultural Science (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Thorough
Liked how he showed the behind the scenes aspects of John Deere’s development.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023 by Amazon Customer

  • Excellent quality, beautiful photography!
This is a very nice hard-back book that makes an excellent coffee table piece or for display. Packed with tons of information, historical data, prototype images I’ve never seen before, and phenomenal photography of extremely rare machines.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022 by KT KT

  • Terrific Book
Great book, lots of information. The photography is next to none. Love it
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022 by Deereman

  • My Husband’s Favorite
The illustrations are beautiful. The articles are very good. Wonderful size print.
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022 by Music Gal

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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2022 by Kindle Customer

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