The story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from the lakes of New England – valued for its incredible purity – revolutionised domestic life around

Traces the rise and fall of the natural ice industry in nineteenth-century North America as presented by the story of Frederick Tudor, who despite hardship and

This work tells the story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from New England - valued for its incredible purity - had a profound influence on internat

This volume examines dynamic interactions between the calculative and speculative practices of commerce and the fruitfulness, variability, materiality, liveline

Other than air, the only substance more vital to life is water. Our bodies brim with it, and if we’re deprived of it for even a few days, the results can be f

First settled in 1631, Berwick is the ninth-oldest town in Maine. Its unique location on the border of Maine and New Hampshire has served as one of the most pop