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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.
Contents
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
