Bibliograph

Birdseye, the adventures of a curious man, Mark Kurlansky

Type

Label

Birdseye, the adventures of a curious man, Mark Kurlansky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Birdseye

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

753624523

Responsibility statement

Mark Kurlansky

Sub title

the adventures of a curious man

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

Table Of 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

Classification