| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index. |
| Summary |
From the author who gave us" Cod," "Salt," and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. |
| Contents |
Prologue: a curious end -- A nineteenth-century man -- Bugs begins -- Bob goes West -- Ticks -- Frozen -- Freezing -- The idea -- The deal -- The magic -- The inventor -- Beyond the sunset, and the baths. |
| Subject |
Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.
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Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780385527057 hardback alkaline paper $25.95 |
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0385527055 hardback alkaline paper |
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