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Refrigeration nation [electronic resource] : a history of ice, appliances, and enterprise in America / Jonathan Rees.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in industry and societyPublication details: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.)ISBN:
  • 9781421411071
  • 1421411075
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 621.5/640973 23
LOC classification:
  • TP492.7 .R435 2014
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Contents:
Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- 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, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- 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, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.

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