The John Deere Century

by Randy Leffingwell

Overview

In The John Deere Century, acclaimed author and photographer Randy Leffingwell uses his unique brand of storytelling to chronicle the company and the tractors that have carried the distinctive green and yellow livery for the past century.

Iconic John Deere tractors ranging from the spartan Waterloo Boy to the Model AOS, and from German and Argentine models to the acclaimed New Generation tractors are featured in this celebration of industrial tractor design. Loaded with photographs, both modern and vintage, and excellently written info, this book will have John Deere fans salivating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760360217
Publisher:	Motorbooks
Publication date:	03/27/2018
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	667,645
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. The book examined Times’ publisher Otis Chandler’s growing collection of muscle cars. American Muscle published in September 1990, jump-started a love of book creation that ultimately led Leffingwell to leave the Times in 1995. By then, he and Motorbooks had published Porsche Legends, and six other books.
 
Since 1990, Leffingwell has authored more than 60 titles, most of them automotive-oriented. Over 30-plus years, these include a dozen Porsche titles ranging from general overviews—Porsche 75 Years: Expect the Unexpected, and The Complete Book of Porsche 911—to deeper explorations in Porsche Turbo and Porsche 911: 50 Years. During this time, he has regularly traveled to Germany to continue his research regarding Porsche’s history. To date, Leffingwell has interviewed more than 200 Porsche engineers, stylists, model makers, racers, and managers.
 
While he has tackled other subjects including John Deere tractors, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and West Coast lighthouses, Leffingwell admits he is almost addicted to the Porsche story. In addition to his book work, he is historical editor for 000 magazine and PorschePanorama. And for the past decade he has been researching and writing an encyclopedic history of Porsche’s motorsports endeavors.
 
Leffingwell lives near Santa Barbara, California.

Table of Contents

1 THE DAIN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE AND THE WATERLOO BOY
2 THE MODEL D
3 THE MODEL C EXPERIMENTAL, GP, AND SPECIALS
4 MODELS A AND B
5 MODELS L AND LA
6 MODELS G, H, A, B, STYLED D, AND M
7 DIESEL MODELS
8 MODELS 40, 50, 60, AND 70
9 A NEW GENERATION OF POWER
10 GENERATION II TRACTORS AND THE 21ST CENTURY
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
 

Editorial Reviews

"Even if you’ve never been to a tractor factory or toured facilities where engineers design, build and test tractors, you will feel like you have after reading..[The John Deere Century.]"—WesternFarmPress.com

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