This Old Tractor: A Treasury of Vintage Tractors and Family Farm Memories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896586022 ISBN 13: 9780896586024

Publisher: Voyageur Pr, 2003

Synopsis

For many farmers their farm tractor is almost a part of the family. "This Old Tractor" is the ultimate oral and visual tribute to the classic farm tractor. The text is made up of humorous and sentimental tractor stories, essays, and memories about such momentous events as a farmer's first tractor, learning to drive a tractor, and the "art" of collecting and restoring tractors. Part family farm nostalgia, part reminiscences about faithful old tractors, . "This Old Tractor" is chock-full of endearing pieces written by all the well-known tractor book authors and historians: Randy Leffingwell, Ralph W. Sanders, Robert Pripps, C. H. Wendel, Bill Vossler, Don Macmillan, and CBS "Sunday Morning"'s Roger Welsch. Other writers and farmers, such as John Hildebrand (author of "Mapping the Family Farm"), Sara De Luca (author of "Dancing the Cows Home"), and Patricia Penton Leimbach (author of several farm life books and considered the Erma Bombeck of the farm), also contribute. We've even tracked down historical tractor poetry! The text of "This Old Tractor" is enhanced throughout by a variety of artwork, including farming paintings by Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton, cartoons by Bob Artley (author of the syndicated cartoon series "Memories of a Former Kid"), historical photos, and full-color photos by Ralph W. Sanders, Randy Leffingwell, Andrew Morland, and others. Colorful old ads, tractor catalogs and magazine covers, and tractor toys are sure to bring back warm memories of cherished days spent on the family farm.

About this title

About the Author

 This delightful collection contains memorable stories penned by Garrison Keillor, Roger Welsch, E.B. White, Patricia Penton Leimbach, Bill Holm, Ben Logan, Jim Heynen, Sara De Luca, Marjorie Myers Douglas, Jerry L. Twedt, and Robert Amerson. Contemporary farm photography and artwork from Grant Wood, Bob Artley, Charles Freitag, and Francis Lee Jaques accompany and complement (compliment) the text.  These stories are nostalgic, sentimental, and sometimes humorous, all paying homage to life on the farm.

Review

". . .full of fascinating pictures, both painting and photographs, but spiced up with essays by some of the great American farm writers . . . ." -- Dave Woods' Book Report

"Beautiful pictures and trip down memory lane for lovers of Old Iron. This makes a great present for a loved one." -- Small Farm Today

"Here's a winner for the Heartland of America and everyone who appreciates the impact of motorized equipment on the farm." -- Old Cars Weekly News and Marketplace

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0896586022
• ISBN 13: 9780896586024
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Dregni Michael