In the early 1800s, people began to harvest ice, store it in ways that
limited melting, and transport it to homes and businesses. Eventually,
almost everyone had an icebox, and a huge, vital ice business grew. In
this riveting book, acclaimed writer Laurence Pringle describes the key
inventions and ideas that helped the ice business flourish. He points to
the many sources of ice throughout the East and Midwest and spotlights
Rockland Lake, "the icebox of New York City," to offer a close-up look
at the ice business in action. Pringle worked closely with experts and
relied on primary documents, including archival photographs, postcards,
prints, and drawings, to capture the times when everyone waited for the
ice man and his wagon to deliver those precious blocks of ice.
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