The frozen water trade : how ice from New England lakes kept the world cool
Weightman, Gavin2001
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This work tells the story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from New England - valued for its incredible purity - had a profound influence on international trade in fruit, fish and all kinds of perishable foodstuffs.
Main title:
The frozen water trade : how ice from New England lakes kept the world cool / Gavin Weightman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2001.
Collation:
xxi, 200p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007102853 (hbk)
Dewey class:
380.1427380.142338.4762158
Local class:
380.1427
Language:
English
BRN:
155786