基本信息出版社：Hyperion
页码：272 页
出版日期：2004年02月
ISBN：0786886404
International Standard Book Number：0786886404
条形码：9780786886401
EAN：9780786886401
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语

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Now in paperback, the fascinating story of America's vast natural ice trade which revolutionized the 19th century.

On February 13, 1806, the brig Favorite left Boston harbor bound for the Caribbean island of Martinique with a cargo that few imagined would survive the month-long voyage. Packed in hay in the hold were large chunks of ice cut from a frozen Massachusetts lake. This was the first venture of a young Boston entrepreneur, Frederic Tudor, who believed he could make a fortune selling ice to people in the tropics.

Ridiculed at the outset, Tudor endured years of hardship before he was to fulfill his dream. Over the years, he and his rivals extended the frozen-water trade to Havana, Charleston, New Orleans, London, and finally to Calcutta, where in 1833 more than one hundred tons of ice survived a four-month journey of 16,000 miles with two crossings of the equator. The Frozen-Water Trade is a fascinating account of the birth of an industry that ultimately revolutionized domestic life for millions of people.
作者简介 Gavin Weightman is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. He lives in London with his partner, Clare Beaton, an illustrator of children's books.
媒体推荐 "A brisk, delightful history." -- National Geographic Adventure

"Engaging . . . part of the burgeoning genre some are calling microhistories." -- BusinessWeek