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Kurlansky, Mark.
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Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Kurlansky, Mark.
Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
MARC Display
Birdseye
: the
adventures
of a
curious
man
/ Mark Kurlansky.
by
Kurlansky, Mark.
Doubleday, c2012.
Call #:
609.2 B618k
Subjects
Birdseye
, Clarence, 1886-1956.
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780385527057 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0385527055 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvii, 251 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
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.
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.
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Biographies.
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Adult Biography
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