Refrigeration nation : a history of ice, appliances, and enterprise in America - Rees, Jonathan, 1966- (Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University press, 2013)
Introduction: The Cold Chain -- Inventing the Cold Chain, 1806-1880 -- The Long Wait for Mechanical Refrigeration, 1850-1910 -- The Decline of the Natural Ice Industry, 1880-1910 -- Refrigerated Transport Near and Far -- The Pleasures and Perils of Cold Storage -- "Who Ever Heard of an American Without an Icebox?" -- The Early Days of Electric Household Refrigeration -- The Completion of the Modern Cold Chain, 1930-Present -- Conclusion: Refrigeration, Capitalism and the Environment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Cold storage industry -- History -- United States; Cold storage industry -- Social aspects -- History -- United States; Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- Economic aspects -- History -- United States; Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- History -- United States; Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery -- Social aspects -- History -- United States