You are right that I should have been warned by the lower price that it would disappoint, but I don't think it really matters what one pays for a book on whether or not they're disappointed. Poorly researched, written, and edited is still poorly researched, written, and edited. FWIW, the MSRP on the back of the book is $25 AND it's printed in China
Don's book is very good. It has to cover a lot of ground in not really that many pages. Info on any specific series or model is light, but it does give a great overview. He has a newer book just published by the same publisher Voyageur Press. I may grab that one, too. Unfortunately, he passed on September 11th this year. He will be missed.
Do you have a copy of "John Deere: A History of the Tractor" by Randy Leffingwell? I just bought a copy and am hoping for the best. From what I've read online it's like his previous book - John Deere Farm Tractors - but newer with twice as many pages. I have the previous book and am happy with it.
This post was edited by rockyridgefarm at 06:27:31 12/24/13.
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