(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

John Deere's Company (book by Wayne Broehl)

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

Well-known Member
My cousin is a dyed-in-the-wool book worm and collector. He finds books in all sorts of places and he gave me one of his finds yesterday. Man, what a book, "John Deere's Company - A History of Deere & Company and its Times". Written by Wayne G Broehl, Jr. and published in 1984. This thing is HUGE and its 850 pages covers pretty much the whole story. I'd be curious as to whether anyone here has ever seen it or maybe even owns a copy? I see them for sale at reasonable prices on web searches at Amazon, etc.


cvphoto28532.jpg
 
I have had one for years, not bad reading, think I got it for Christmas soon after it came out.
 
I got it shortly after it came out during the mid-1980's. Excellent book but a tad dry in some respects. This book offers some perspective on the entire industry such as it was in days gone by. Emphasizes the impact of William Hewitt who was the spark plug to push Deere to the top of the industry during the 1960's.
 
I have read it all at least once, some of it several times. Yes some of it is dry but thats what history can be sometimes.
I think it should be required reading for many Deere corporate executives and dealer principals.
 
I have it and read it . Pretty neat book goes through a lot of detail about johns early years and gives prices of work like what he charged to shoe a horse or a team of oxen. All the failures he had before he finally got going
 
I got a copy and read it when it first came out. Some parts are boring but most of the book was very interesting. This is not a book for the person looking to read about Deere machinery. If you are interested in the Deere family and why they made certain company decisions then this is the book for you.
 
Thanks for the reminder, I have one of those. Yeah, pretty dry reading. If you are looking for info on design, factory production line operation, and the like, well, not much to read about. Good for a MBA student tho. Mine is needing a new home, if any one of you want it, make me an offer now!! as I will take it to the Auction at NY Expo next week.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

T
Found this on the Dain
Replies
7
Views
3K
kj(seil)
K
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top