Refrigeration Nation - A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America

As much a history of successful business practices as a history of technology, this book illustrates how refrigeration has changed the everyday lives of Americans and why it remains so important today. Beginning with the natural ice industry in 1806, Rees considers a variety of factors that drove the industry, including the point and product of consumption, issues of transportation, and technological advances. Rees also shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world.

About the author

Jonathan Rees is a professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is the author of Industrialization and the Transformation of American Life: A Brief Introduction and Refrigerator.

Summary

Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Rees, Jonathan (Professor of History Rees
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2016
• EAN: 9781421419862
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1986-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Studies in Industry and Society; Studies in Industry and Societ; Studies in Industry and Society; Studies in Industry and Societ
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; USA, SCIENCE / History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Economic history, History of Science, Material Culture, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas