Jonathan Rees
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Jonathan Rees is a professor of history at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is the author of Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America and Refrigerator.
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This was not in any way handled as narrative nonfiction, it is more of a scholarly rendering. I did learn much, as the book is divided into definitive segments, each covering their own topic. The beginning of the ice trade, how is was cut and where, the means used to keep it from melting, how it was delivered, inventions that made it easier, and how what we ate changed because of ice. Seems like it was a common job for Irish immigrants, among others. At one point over 25,000 workers, cu ice on the Hudson River, which was not an easy job and dangerous as well. So parts were fascinating and I loved the black and white photos that were interspersed here and there. Very informative book for those interested in this subject from a historical viewpoint.
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