Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man
- ISBN-10
- 0767930304
- ISBN-13
- 9780767930307
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Author
- Mark Kurlansky
Description
A profile of eccentric genius inventor Clarence Birdseye chronicles how his innovative fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. By the best-selling author of Salt: A World History. 35,000 first printing.
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