How One Man Improved Farmer’s Lives, Revolutionized the Railroad Industry, and Re-Invented the Wheel
William Bettendorf showed a passion and talent for invention from an early age. Raised by German immigrants first in Illinois and then later near Leavenworth, Kansas, William was able to see first hand the daily struggles of the American farmer. At the age of thirteen, he set out on his own, working in several plow […]