The Frozen Water Trade

"Reveals the forgotten story of America's vast natural ice trade, which revolutionized domestic life for millions of people"--Front flap of jacket.

First sentence: When the brothers William and Frederic Tudor agreed to put together what money they had in the summer of 1805 and invest it in a scheme to sell ice to the West Indies, they held the plan close to their chests.

Year

2001

Language

English

Publisher

Hyperion

Editions

4

Pages

272

ISBN

9780786867400

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