Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Kurlansky, Mark. Title: Birdseye : the adventures of a curious man / Mark Kurlansky. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Doubleday, ©2012. Description: xvii, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm 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. Subjects: Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956. Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History. Inventors -- United States -- Biography. Businessmen -- United States -- Biography. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2011044891 ISBN: 9780385527057 0385527055 Other Number: 753624523 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 327400 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 338.7664 Kurlansk Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
