Harry Ferguson: Inventor and Pioneer
Published on 31. December 1998
320 pages
978-1-910456-85-9 (ISBN)
Description
This classic biography deftly interweaves Ferguson's life and work, giving complete details of the development of the TE20 and the Ferguson System. It uncovers Ferguson's business dealings and examines his aviation and car pioneering.
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12/1998
Old Pond Publishing Ltd
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- PART ONE
- 1: A Hard Childhood
- 2: Apprenticeship
- 3: The Mad Mechanic
- 4: Independence and Marriage
- 5: The Inventive Streak
- 6: First Plough
- 7: First Contact with Ford
- 8: The Passing of the Depth Wheel
- 9: Ulster T.T.
- 10: The Master Patent
- 11: Almost a Deal
- 12: The Black Tractor
- 13: Production
- 14: The Handshake Agreement
- 15: The Partnership at Work
- 16: A Matter of Class and Personalities
- 17: Kyes's Trainloads
- 18: The Loss of a Friend
- 19: Steel Crisis
- 20: World Plan
- 21: Truths and Fallacies
- PART TWO
- 22: Back to Britain
- 23: The Break
- 24: Civil Action 44-482
- PART THREE
- 25: Country Gentleman and Business Tycoon
- 26: On the Verge of Politics
- 27: Merger
- 28: Of Cars and Other Matters
- 29: Sell-out
- 30: A Fighting Decline
- 31: Shafts of Light in a Stormy Sunset
- Index
- About the Author
- Also from Old Pond Publishing
- By the Same Author
- Plates
- Copyright
