Encyclopedia of American Farm Implements & Antiques
 The collector in our family loves this book!: I bought this book as a gift for my father, who collects antique farm tools and tractors, has done his own restorations, and goes to antique shows all the time. I have no higher praise than this: when he [... more]
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Battle Cry
raw and tough: This is Leon Uris's first novel. It's not perfect, but it is a great window back in time to WWII and also to the 1950's (when the book was written) view of America. The book goes from the first person to third very effectivly, which can be [... more]
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With Hope: A Novel of the Tumultuous 1930's
From Amazon.com: Lovely and kind, Henry Ann Henry is a young woman whose emotional strength is put to the test when her beloved father dies unexpectedly, leaving Henry Ann to run the farm and cope with a difficult half-sister. Many of her neighboring [... more]
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
From Amazon.com: During the 17th and 18th centuries, the potato was berated, feared, and loathed. It was blamed for everything from population explosions to population implosions, not to mention social upheaval and financial despair. Yet now, with the [... more]
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The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the ...
Towering Achievement: Conquest's examination of Stalin's calamitous decision to collectivize agriculture in the Soviet Union is not an easy read, nor should it be. It is a worthy companion to the author's great work on Stalin's reign of terror in the '30 [... more]
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Ghost for Breakfast
The author of this book is the head counselor of my school!: I requested to read it to see his work. Its a very cute story indeed. I loved it and im 14. My drama teacher said that she got a pre- copy before it was printed and it had no pictures and her [... more]
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The Fate of Family Farming: Variations on an American Idea
A candid assessment of ever-changing farm technology: Former philosophy professor Ronald Jager presents The Fate Of Family Farming: Variations On An American Idea, a thoughtful examination of the history and future of the American family farm as a [... more]
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Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
Reviewers need to pay closer attention: Despite the reputations of the above reviewers, I must point out that this book is not about an American farm boy. It is the story of a young immigrant boy's experience on the Canadian prairies. Even the most [... more]
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Infamous
Judged solely on its own merits, an excellent film: I went into this film with only the most basic knowledge about Truman Capote and his writing. I knew he wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, the latter of which was based on a real crime, I [... more]
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The Search for Order, 1877-1920
Groundbreaking Study: This book set the agenda for research in Gilded Age/Progressive Era studies for the current generation of American historians. It is a groundbreaking study which is not overly long and is very well written. It is one of the most [... more]
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The American Farm Book: A Practical Treatise on Every ...
Author: R.L. Allen Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 630.973 EAN: 9781585743544 Edition: First ISBN: 1585743542 Number Of Pages: 328 Publication Date: 2002-05-01 UPC: 660813743541 [... more]
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American Farm Tractors in the 1960s
OK book, great pictures: Fairly decent, however there are some big pieces of misinformation. For example in a picture caption it states that the Oliver 2050 and 2150 had Cat V8 engines. Anyone who knows anything about Olivers knows it was the 2255 with [... more]
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