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The frozen-water trade
a true story
By Weightman, Gavin
- ISBN
- 978-0-78686-740-0
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2003
Weightman, a British journalist and filmmaker, recounts important aspects of the ice trade from its origins in about 1800 to the late 1880s, when it was replaced by mechanical refrigeration. He focuses mainly on Frederick Tudor (1783-1864), a Boston merchant who turned ice from New England's frozen lakes into a coveted commodity in the American South and the Caribbean. Tudor eventually perfected ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
