Birdseye
Subtitle: the adventures of a curious man
By: Mark Kurlansky
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780385527057; 9780385535885
Subjects: Frozen foods industry; History; Businessmen; Biography; Inventors
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: a curious end; title: A nineteenth-century man; title: Bugs begins; title: Bob goes West; title: Ticks; title: Frozen; title: Freezing; title: The idea; title: The deal; title: The magic; title: The inventor; title: Beyond the sunset and the baths.