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Birdseye : the adventures of a curious man

Kurlansky, Mark. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385527057 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xvii, 251 p., [8] p. of plates : ill ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: a curious ending -- 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.
Subject: Birdseye, Clarence -- 1886-1956
Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History
Inventors -- United States -- Biography
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library 338.7 Kurl (Text) 33294001814946 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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