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Ice! the Amazing History: The Amazing History of the Ice Business
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Ice! the Amazing History: The Amazing History of the Ice Business Hardcover - 2012

by Laurence Pringle

Pringle describes the key inventions and ideas that helped the ice business flourish. He discusses northern areas of the East and Midwest that were sources of ice and gives details of ice harvesting and storage by focusing on one lakeNRockland Lake, "the ice box of New York City." Illustrations.


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Think of a world without cold drinks, ice cream, and frozen foods. Believe it or not, such a world DID exist! Learn all about this fascinating history in this nonfiction book. 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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  • Title Ice! the Amazing History: The Amazing History of the Ice Business
  • Author Laurence Pringle
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Calkins Creek Books
  • Date 2012-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781590788011 / 159078801X
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 in (24.13 x 22.10 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1060
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Ice industry - History, Ice - Manufacture - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012937320
  • Dewey Decimal Code 621.580

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2012, Page 39
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2012, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2013, Page 182
  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2012, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2012, Page 159

About the author

Laurence Pringle has written more than one hundred books for children and teenagers, many of them award-winning science titles. Internationally, his books have sold more than three million copies. Illustrated with black-and-white archival photographs.
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