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

Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In this book, the author 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 cons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rees, Jonathan, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Colección:Studies in industry and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Cold Chain
  • Inventing the Cold Chain
  • The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration
  • The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry
  • Refrigerated Transport Near and Far
  • The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage
  • "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?"
  • The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration
  • The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain
  • Conclusion : Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.