Project Gutenberg 2012-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 174 Gilbert, Frank 1839 1899 Gilbert, Franklin Warner agr10001776 Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow. A Brief Account of His Life, Services, and Trials; Together with Facts Subsequent to his Death, and Incident to His Great Invention Produced by Chris Curnow, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow" by Frank Gilbert is a biography written in the early 20th century that chronicles the life and achievements of Jethro Wood, an influential figure in American agricultural history. The book details Wood's significant contributions to farming through his invention of the cast-iron plow, emphasizing the impact this innovation had on agricultural practices in the United States. It serves as both a homage to Wood's legacy and a critical examination of the struggles he faced in gaining recognition and fair compensation for his work. The biography provides an in-depth look at Jethro Wood’s life, tracing his journey from a curious boy in Massachusetts to a pioneering inventor in the field of agriculture. It narrates the various challenges he encountered, including skepticism from fellow farmers and legal battles over patent infringements, which often hindered his endeavors. The narrative highlights pivotal moments such as public demonstrations of his plow's effectiveness, the eventual acceptance of his invention, and the unfortunate lack of financial reward during his life. It also touches on the posthumous efforts of his family to secure recognition for his contributions, underscoring the historical importance of Wood's invention and the profound influence it had on agricultural production in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40888/40888-h/images/cover.jpg en Plows Wood, Jethro, 1774-1834 S Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 98799 98804 2024-09-17T08:42:18.489249 2023-09-18T03:59:12.766301 text/html text/html 95598 2012-09-28T19:28:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145818 2012-09-28T19:28:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160277 2024-09-17T08:42:21.088202 application/epub+zip 160182 2024-09-17T08:42:19.148217 application/epub+zip 81794 2024-09-17T08:42:18.863220 application/epub+zip 198083 2024-09-17T08:42:22.793176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185134 2024-09-17T08:42:20.809190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107468 2022-09-18T17:13:41.885929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84233 84023 2024-09-17T08:42:18.293279 2023-09-18T03:59:12.588289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84267 2012-09-28T19:28:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32771 2012-09-28T19:28:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18726 2024-09-17T08:42:22.930196 application/rdf+xml 13833 2024-09-17T08:42:18.939200 image/jpeg 1693 2024-09-17T08:42:18.902185 image/jpeg 147518 2024-09-17T08:42:18.508232 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog