Harvesting the frozen ponds of New England
The struggle to ship ice to the tropics
Ice around the world
The legacy and the demise of natural ice
YOUR GOAL
Master of The Boston ice king
hank Boston Ice King Frederic Tudor
Shipping Walden Pond across the sea (yeah we are!) / Kept cold in sawdust for your tropical tea (keep it cold!)
hank Learn how Frederic Tudor used pine sawdust to insulate and ship frozen pond ice worldwide in this visual guide to the historic ice trade.
hank See an illustration of the dark days of debtors' prison, where ice king Frederic Tudor was held before finding fortune shipping frozen ponds.
hank Test your strategy in shipping frozen pond ice to the tropics. Experience the struggles of Frederic Tudor, the Boston Ice King, in this historical game.
Ice cream sales: To get tropical customers hooked on ice, Frederic Tudor gave out free ice cream recipes to local confectionery shop owners to boost his sales.
Fine particles of wood made by sawing. Frederic Tudor used this material to insulate New England ice shipments sent to the warm Caribbean.
To which city did Frederic Tudor flee to build his first successful tropical icehouse after escaping his creditors?
Why did Frederic Tudor end up in debtors' prison multiple times during his early career?
What famous business quote did Frederic Tudor use to describe the addictive nature of cold drinks?
What was the name of the brig ship that Frederic Tudor purchased in 1806 for his first ice voyage?
Which insulation material did Frederic Tudor discover was highly effective for shipping ice across the warm ocean?