Ancient farmers used draft animals for plowing but the heavy work of harvesting fell to the humans, 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.…mehr
Ancient farmers used draft animals for plowing but the heavy work of harvesting fell to the humans, 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Psychiatrist Chaim M. Rosenberg is also an American history researcher and writer. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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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
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
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