Barons of the Sea

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 901

Mar 5, 2021 7:00 am
52:50 mins

A historian reveals the complicated race to build the world's fastest clipper ship. Jonathan Rees of Colorado State University-Pueblo tells us how the "Ice King" shipped ice around the globe before refrigerators.

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The Race to Build the World’s Fastest Clipper Ship

Mar 5, 2021

33 m

Some of the biggest names in American history are tied up with the 19th century opium trade, including FDR’s grandfather.

How the World Kept Cool When "The Ice King" Ruled

Mar 5, 2021

19 m

Before the refrigerator, or air conditioning or electric fans, ice was a hot-–or rather, cold-–commodity.

Barons of the Sea

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 901

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The Race to Build the World’s Fastest Clipper Ship

How the World Kept Cool When "The Ice King" Ruled

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Barons of the Sea

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 901

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The Race to Build the World’s Fastest Clipper Ship

How the World Kept Cool When "The Ice King" Ruled

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