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  • Kurlansky, Mark.
     
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    Birdseye : the adventures of a curious man / Mark Kurlansky.
    by Kurlansky, Mark.
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    Doubleday, c2012.
    Call #:609.2 B618k
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  • 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.
  • 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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    Woodlawn Public LibraryAdult Biography609.2 B618kAdult booksChecked outJul 15, 2024Add Copy to MyList
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