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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rees, Jonathan, 1966-
Imprint:	Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Description:	x, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in industry and society Studies in industry and society.
Subject:	Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- United States -- History. Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- Social aspects -- United States -- History. Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History. Cold storage industry -- United States -- History. Cold storage industry -- Social aspects -- United States -- History. Cold storage industry -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History. Cold storage industry. Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9339185

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ISBN:	9781421411064 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 1421411067 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 9781421411071 (electronic) 1421411075 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

0. Acknowledgments
0. Introduction
1. Inventing the Cold Chain
2. The\Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration
3. The\Decline of the Natural Ice Industry
4. Refrigerated Transport Near and Far
5. The\Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage
6. "Who Ever Heard of an American without an Icebox?"
7. The\Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration
8. The\Completion of the Modern Cold Chain
0. Conclusion
0. Notes
0. Essay on Sources
0. Index