Paul Sorrells

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Ice may have been the crucial element in reversing declines in American stature and nutrition. The rapid spread of refrigeration increased consumption of ice by a factor of five between 1880 and 1914.
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States)
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