The Graham-Bradley Tractor — A History
Having already authored two definitive volumes on the history of Graham-Paige Motors Corp. automobiles, Michael Keller curiously found himself authoring a third book on vehicles built by the Graham brothers.
Upon the recent discovery in a Graham family member’s closet of original photos and papers documenting the Graham brothers’ foray into tractor production, Keller wound up completing a trilogy on Graham vehicles. His new, third volume, “The Graham-Bradley Tractor: A History” is impressive in both its volume and presentation. Keller shows how the three Graham brothers involved in automobile production were born to build tractors, as their family’s wealth and the brothers’ own work ethic evolved from the family’s enormous 4,500-acre Indiana farm. The Graham family was quick to experiment with tractors on their farm — even claiming use of the first gasoline-powered tractor in Indiana during 1910 — which helped lead them to eventually manufacture their own tractors and trucks by 1919. Due to the economic climate following World War I — and Henry Ford’s
