Refrigeration nation : a history of ice, appliances, and enterprise in America / Jonathan Rees.

Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In this book, the author explores the innovative methods and gadgets that Americans have invented to keep perishable food cold - from cutting river and lake ice and shipping it to cons...

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Main Author: Rees, Jonathan, 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Series:Studies in industry and society.
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