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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!


Editorial Reviews

Review

“Those colors pervade photographer Lee Klancher’s new book “John Deere Evolution” (Octane Press), which chronicles the development of the company’s tractors. The story involves a surprising amount of intrigue. In the early 1950s, Deere engineers created a powerful engine inside a former Waterloo grocery store, papering over the windows to defeat prying eyes and having food delivered to the back door to avoid attention. In the 1980s, Deere executives foiled a corporate spy who had climbed to a perch just below the roof of the Superdome in New Orleans to check out a confidential product launch. “There have been other challenges. Around 1970, designer Chuck Pelly demonstrated a new model he was working on for Deere executives, though his tractor-driving ability was shaky. With Mr. Pelly at the wheel, the tractor ran over a parked car, spraying battery acid and forcing executives to hide behind trees. Still, the tractor, with a cab built to minimize operator fatigue, was a huge success.” --Peter Saenger, Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2022

John Deere Evolution reveals a wealth of new details about the evolution and design of Deere’s tractor line . . . --Compact Tractor, January 5, 2022

Lee Klancher’s book is filled with great research, photographs and nuggets that show how time changed the way farmers work their land . . . Deere has no plans to give up being up No. 1 and Klancher’s book artfully describes why the company is an agricultural icon. --Dave Bergmeier, High Plains Journal, Feb 5, 2022

About the Author

Lee Klancher is a writer and photographer specializing in testosterone-fueled topics. His writing and photography has appeared in more than 20 books, a dozen large-format calendars, and hundreds of feature magazine articles. Favorite subjects include dream garages, motorcycle racers, old farm tractors, and breweries. Assignments have taken him piranha fishing in the Bolivian Amazon, soaking up truck driver wisdom in Alaskan dive bars, and climbing Slovenia's Mount Triglav. His work can be seen in his books and calendars, on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). You can also read Lee's work on the Fuel blog on the Octane Press website.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done

T.W. · October 22, 2024

Bought as a gift for my Dad, who has owned many John Deere Tractors.quite extensive history on Deere & Co - brilliant images.Highly recommended for Deere Officiants

5.0 out of 5 stars fun read if you love deere

M. · April 25, 2024

we like the content on the later model deere tractors

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough

A.C. · February 15, 2023

Liked how he showed the behind the scenes aspects of John Deere’s development.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality, beautiful photography!

K. · February 12, 2022

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book

D. · February 13, 2022

Great book, lots of information. The photography is next to none. Love it

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift

K.C. · December 24, 2022

Hubby

5.0 out of 5 stars My Husband’s Favorite

M.G. · June 21, 2022

The illustrations are beautiful. The articles are very good. Wonderful size print.

Livre historique john deere

A.r.e.p.é.T.b.p.p.j.o.e. · March 7, 2024

Livre très beau et complet , intéressant. Vraiment une belle historique sur les tracteurs

Die gefärbte Wahrheit

I.K. · June 20, 2024

Jetzt habe ich auch das Buch fertig gelesen. Klancher musste seine Werke offenbar der jeweiligen Marke entsprechend "einfärben", um sie verkaufen zu können. Denn die Story über IH ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit. Das habe ich erst bemerkt, als ich das JD Buch gelesen habe. Es sollte wohl den Fans und dem Hersteller sehr schön schmeicheln, damit die Kasse stimmt. Wer also einen etwas weiteren Blick wagen möchte auf die Geschichte, dem seien die zwei IH Bände empfohlen, möglichst gebracht zu kaufen, um das nicht noch zusätzlich zu unterstützen.Geschmackssache eben.

The book was quite informative, good pictures, and easy to read.

C.O. · January 22, 2023

I liked the early history of the John Deere tractors and the evolution to present day. I did not like that some pictures were not of what the picture says it was. Also there were a few misprints or mistakes made. Generally it was a good read, I enjoyed it.

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Product ID: U1642340081
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Description:

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!


Editorial Reviews

Review

“Those colors pervade photographer Lee Klancher’s new book “John Deere Evolution” (Octane Press), which chronicles the development of the company’s tractors. The story involves a surprising amount of intrigue. In the early 1950s, Deere engineers created a powerful engine inside a former Waterloo grocery store, papering over the windows to defeat prying eyes and having food delivered to the back door to avoid attention. In the 1980s, Deere executives foiled a corporate spy who had climbed to a perch just below the roof of the Superdome in New Orleans to check out a confidential product launch. “There have been other challenges. Around 1970, designer Chuck Pelly demonstrated a new model he was working on for Deere executives, though his tractor-driving ability was shaky. With Mr. Pelly at the wheel, the tractor ran over a parked car, spraying battery acid and forcing executives to hide behind trees. Still, the tractor, with a cab built to minimize operator fatigue, was a huge success.” --Peter Saenger, Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2022

John Deere Evolution reveals a wealth of new details about the evolution and design of Deere’s tractor line . . . --Compact Tractor, January 5, 2022

Lee Klancher’s book is filled with great research, photographs and nuggets that show how time changed the way farmers work their land . . . Deere has no plans to give up being up No. 1 and Klancher’s book artfully describes why the company is an agricultural icon. --Dave Bergmeier, High Plains Journal, Feb 5, 2022

About the Author

Lee Klancher is a writer and photographer specializing in testosterone-fueled topics. His writing and photography has appeared in more than 20 books, a dozen large-format calendars, and hundreds of feature magazine articles. Favorite subjects include dream garages, motorcycle racers, old farm tractors, and breweries. Assignments have taken him piranha fishing in the Bolivian Amazon, soaking up truck driver wisdom in Alaskan dive bars, and climbing Slovenia's Mount Triglav. His work can be seen in his books and calendars, on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). You can also read Lee's work on the Fuel blog on the Octane Press website.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done

T.W. · October 22, 2024

Bought as a gift for my Dad, who has owned many John Deere Tractors.quite extensive history on Deere & Co - brilliant images.Highly recommended for Deere Officiants

5.0 out of 5 stars fun read if you love deere

M. · April 25, 2024

we like the content on the later model deere tractors

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough

A.C. · February 15, 2023

Liked how he showed the behind the scenes aspects of John Deere’s development.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality, beautiful photography!

K. · February 12, 2022

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book

D. · February 13, 2022

Great book, lots of information. The photography is next to none. Love it

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift

K.C. · December 24, 2022

Hubby

5.0 out of 5 stars My Husband’s Favorite

M.G. · June 21, 2022

The illustrations are beautiful. The articles are very good. Wonderful size print.

Livre historique john deere

A.r.e.p.é.T.b.p.p.j.o.e. · March 7, 2024

Livre très beau et complet , intéressant. Vraiment une belle historique sur les tracteurs

Die gefärbte Wahrheit

I.K. · June 20, 2024

Jetzt habe ich auch das Buch fertig gelesen. Klancher musste seine Werke offenbar der jeweiligen Marke entsprechend "einfärben", um sie verkaufen zu können. Denn die Story über IH ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit. Das habe ich erst bemerkt, als ich das JD Buch gelesen habe. Es sollte wohl den Fans und dem Hersteller sehr schön schmeicheln, damit die Kasse stimmt. Wer also einen etwas weiteren Blick wagen möchte auf die Geschichte, dem seien die zwei IH Bände empfohlen, möglichst gebracht zu kaufen, um das nicht noch zusätzlich zu unterstützen.Geschmackssache eben.

The book was quite informative, good pictures, and easy to read.

C.O. · January 22, 2023

I liked the early history of the John Deere tractors and the evolution to present day. I did not like that some pictures were not of what the picture says it was. Also there were a few misprints or mistakes made. Generally it was a good read, I enjoyed it.

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