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The century of the reaper : an account of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the reaper : of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the business he created : and of the International Harvester Company, his heir and chief memorial / by Cyrus McCormick.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks S 695 .M3 1931
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCormick, Cyrus, 1890-1970.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884.
- McCormick, Cyrus Hall.
- International Harvester Company.
- Harvesting machinery.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 307 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
- 8vo.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931.
- Contents:
- The invention of the reaper
- The development of the invention
- The invention of a business
- The evolution of the industry
- The pioneer
- The harvester war
- Formation of the International Harvester Company
- The early Harvester Company years
- The transition to modern machinery
- Lawsuits, war, and depression
- Recovery and reconstruction
- Power farming
- The distribution of farm equipment
- The Harvester system of production
- Administration of the Harvester Company
- The industry of the future.
- Notes:
- Illustrated lining-papers.
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McCormick, Cyrus, 1890-1970. Century of the reaper.
- OCLC:
- 559717
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