Jonathan Rees

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Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in AmericaHardcover, 15 December 2013

Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America
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Part of Series
Studies in Industry and Society
Print Length
248 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published
15 Dec 2013
ISBN-10
1421411067
ISBN-13
9781421411064

Description

How we keep food cold while the house stays warm.

Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In Refrigeration Nation, Jonathan Rees 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 consumers for use in their iceboxes to the development of electrically powered equipment that ushered in a new age of convenience and health.

As much a history of successful business practices as a history of technology, this book illustrates how refrigeration has changed the everyday lives of Americans and why it remains so important today. Beginning with the natural ice industry in 1806, Rees considers a variety of factors that drove the industry, including the point and product of consumption, issues of transportation, and technological advances. Rees also shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world.

Product Details

Author:
Jonathan Rees
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 December 2013
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm
Genre:
19th Century
ISBN-10:
1421411067
ISBN-13:
9781421411064
Language:
English
Location:
Baltimore
Pages:
248
Weight:
453.59 gm

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