The International Harvester Company

A History of the Founding Families and Their Machines

Chaim M. Rosenberg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

139 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7709-5 (ISBN)

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Agricultural came in the mid-19th century when Cyrus Hall McCormick built the mechanical harvester. This book recounts the story of the McCormick, as well as the history of the International Harvester Company - a merger of the McCormick and Deering companies and the world's leader in agricultural machinery in the 1900s.

Although ancient farmers used draft animals for plowing, the heavy work of harvesting fell to human hands, using sickle and scythe. Change came in the mid-19th century when Cyrus Hall McCormick built the mechanical harvester. Though the McCormicks used their wealth to establish art collections and universities, battle disease, and develop birth control, members of the family faced constant scrutiny and scandal. This book recounts their story as well as the history of the International Harvester Company (IHC—a merger of the McCormick and Deering companies and the world’s leader in agricultural machinery in the 1900s.

Psychiatrist Chaim M. Rosenberg is also an American history researcher and writer. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

One. Cyrus Hall McCormick Comes to Chicago

Two. Cyrus and Nettie McCormick and Family

Three. The Brothers: William and Leander

Four. The Rivals: William Deering and Sons

Five. The Heir: Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Six. The Formation of the International Harvester Company

Seven. International Harvester Expands Abroad

Eight. The Middle Son: Harold Fowler McCormick, Sr.

Nine. The Grandsons: Cyrus McCormick III and Harold Fowler McCormick, Jr.

Ten. Brooks McCormick: The Last McCormick as Chief Executive Officer

Eleven. The Collectors

Twelve. Madness

Thirteen. Ambassadors and Politicians

Fourteen. Robert Rutherford McCormick and His Chicago Tribune

Fifteen. Edifices

Sixteen. Successors to International Harvester; Case IH and Navistar

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2019
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Nutzfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-4766-7709-3 / 1476677093
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7709-5 / 9781476677095
Zustand	Neuware