The Frozen Water Trade by Gavin Weightman

The Frozen Water Trade

Gavin Weightman

224 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history informative medium-paced
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The story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from the lakes of New England - valued for its incredible purity - revolutionised domestic life around the world.In the days before artificial refrigeration, it was thought impossible to transp...

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