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Dream Reaper: The Story of an Old-Fashioned Inventor in the High-Tech, High-Stakes World of Modern Agriculture
Dream Reaper The Story of an OldFashioned Inventor in the HighTech HighStakes World of Modern Agriculture Author:Craig Canine Two cousins have devoted 10 years to developing and marketing a revolutionary new harvester. Kansas farmer and mechanical wizard Mark Underwood gutted a standard combine, rebuilding it to fit his innovative design. His Bi-roter combine, "Whitey," produces cleaner grain and is more efficient than the standard. Ralph Lagergren, a persuas... more »ive salesman, raised capital and sought publicity and corporate interest. Canine deftly interweaves the story of the two men's struggles with a history of the mechanization of agriculture. This lively account of men working under pressure, improvising repairs and demonstrating the new machine, is also a story of courage that illustrates the barriers facing an independent inventor. Mark and Ralph are still seeking a corporate sponsor, still determined to market the combine. Illustrations.« less