Project Gutenberg 2010-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 229 Casson, Herbert Newton 1869 1951 Gasson, Herbert N. (Herbert Newton) 08015470 The Romance of the Reaper The story of McCormick -- The story of Deering -- The International Harvester Company -- The American harvester abroad -- The harvester and the American farmer. E-text prepared by Tom Roch and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University (http://chla.library.cornell.edu/) and Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Romance of the Reaper" by Herbert Newton Casson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the invention and impact of the reaper, a revolutionary machine that transformed agriculture and significantly influenced the prosperity of the United States. The narrative likely explores the lives of key figures in the development of this technology, including Cyrus Hall McCormick, whose innovations helped to alleviate hunger and poverty. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the historical context surrounding the invention of the reaper. Casson paints a vivid picture of the plight of farmers before the advent of mechanized harvesting, highlighting how laborious grain harvesting was before the reaper was developed. The narrative outlines Cyrus McCormick's journey from a young inventor facing skepticism to becoming a pivotal figure in American agriculture, sharing anecdotes that showcase the initial challenges and triumphs of introducing this life-changing technology to farmers and society at large. The opening sets the stage for a grand exploration of the machine's historical significance and its contribution to economic and social progress in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Harvesting machinery HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology 261646 2025-08-13T09:51:51.487779 text/html 264974 2010-06-05T14:57:36 text/html 1117953 2025-08-13T09:51:57.662709 application/epub+zip 1118557 2025-08-13T09:51:53.462744 application/epub+zip 176545 2025-08-13T09:51:52.237772 application/epub+zip 1235537 2025-08-13T09:52:00.818721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1206989 2025-08-13T09:51:56.830705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241037 2022-09-15T05:56:15.290393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229213 2025-08-13T09:51:50.757765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228722 2010-06-05T14:54:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228729 2010-06-05T14:54:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21161 2025-08-13T09:52:00.957729 application/rdf+xml 9881 2025-08-13T09:51:52.741733 image/jpeg 2755 2025-08-13T09:51:52.487761 image/jpeg 90109 2010-06-05T14:54:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1059613 2010-06-05T15:00:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 90097 2010-06-05T14:54:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1208532 2025-08-13T09:51:51.572745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia